Quotable Soldier (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781592288144)

The book provides familiar and not-so-familiar sayings that capture the chaos, challenges, and sacrifices of war.--Army magazine The Quotable Soldier is a rich and balanced collection of the best quotations about war and those who go to war. From Thucydides to General H. Norman Schwarzkopf, here are the reasons men go to war, the challenge of human courage, the strategy of great battles and campaigns, the horrors of war, and much more. The Quotable Soldier includes comments about the battles of ancient times, through the Napoleonic and World Wars, and on into the complicated conflicts of Korea, Vietnam, and Desert Storm. This is one of the most compelling, challenging, and comprehensive collections of quotes about war and soldiering ever assembled. The perfect gift for any soldier, veteran, or war buff, The Quotable Soldier is a compulsively readable collection of some of the most illuminating observations ever made about war.

Author: Lamar Underwood
ISBN-10: 1592288146
ISBN-13: 9781592288144
Publisher: Lyons Press
Language: English
Published: 09/01/2005
Pages: 304
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.75lbs
Size: 6.99h x 5.83w x 0.92d

Review Citation(s):
American Reference Bks Annual 01/01/2006 pg. 309