“I think in many ways, the Spanish Civil War was the first battle of World War II. After all, where else in the world at this point did you have Americans in uniform who were being bombed by Nazi planes four years before the U.S. entered World War II? Hitler and Mussolini jumped in on the side of Francisco Franco and his Spanish nationalists, sent them vast amounts of military aid, airplanes, tanks - and Mussolini sent 80,000 ground troops as well - because they wanted a sympathetic ally in power. So I think it really was the opening act of World War II.” ThinkingWorldWayYearsFirstsWellsWarWantedSidesFourMilitaryAmountBattleAidsOpeningPlanesWar Of The WorldsCivil WarAlliesWorld War IiFour YearsAirplaneWorld War ITroopsUniformsNaziTanksSympatheticFrancoSpanish Civil WarFrancisco Franco Author:Adam Hochschild
“It's very clear that there are greater threats to these ships since, arguably, World War II. There are new technologies that can now reach them and make them harder to defend, such as anti-ship missiles, combined with space based tracking. The bigger issue, though, is who are gaining those capabilities. With what's going on with China and Russia, we are returning to geopolitical state-by-state competition. The Navy has not had to fight a peer for control of the sea since the Battle of Midway 75 years ago.” WorldWarFightingTechnologyBattleCompetitionThreatWar Of The WorldsWorld War IiCapabilityWorld War INavyNew Technology Author:P. W. Singer
“Although the United States lost a quarter of a million men and women, civilians and soldiers, in World War II, that's considerably less than the Russians lost in soldiers at the Battle of Stalingrad alone. It's important to convey to countries and to people and to generations who have no experience of the 20th century as it was lived in Europe just how catastrophic it was.” PeopleMenWorldImportantWarCountryBattleMen And WomenSoldierWar Of The WorldsWorld War IiWorld War I20th Century Author:Tony Judt
“No bastard ever won a war by dying for his country. He won it by making the other poor dumb bastard die for his country.” WarCountryDiesPoorDyingMilitaryBattleArmySoldierDumbWorld War IiWorld War IWwiiWorld War 2Great WarWw2Military ForceAmerican SoldierMilitary HistoryAmerican MilitaryUs ArmyGreat MilitaryMilitary SoldierWar MovieSoldiers At WarGreatest MilitaryAmerican WarHistorical MilitaryBattle CryMy SoldierGreat ArmyMilitary GeneralAmerican ArmyMost Badass Author:George S. Patton
“War does not determine who is right - only who is left.” DoeWarFightingLeftPeaceLibertyMilitaryDutyBattleDetermineLibertarianWorld War IiAnti WarAntiwarLibertarianismWorld War IWarfareSocialistWorld War 2Peace WarGreat WarNo WarConflict ResolutionMake Peace Not WarWorld War 1Peace Not WarJust WarCall Of DutyViolence And PeaceModern WarfareWar VeteranHorror Of WarModern WarSoldiers At WarViolence And WarFoxholesModern Warfare 2War GamesWar And Death Author:Bertrand Russell