“In war the chief incalculable is the human will, which manifests itself in resistance, which in turn lies in the province of tactics. Strategy has not to overcome resistance, except from nature. Its purpose is to diminish the possibility of resistance, and it seeks to fulfil this purpose by exploiting the elements of movement and surprise.” HumansWarLyingPurposeTurnsMilitaryMovementPossibilityElementsOvercomingStrategySurpriseResistanceChiefsDiminishTacticsProvincesHuman Will Author:B. H. Liddell Hart
“In any problem where an opposing force exists and cannot be regulated, one must foresee and provide for alternative courses. Adaptability is the law which governs survival in war as in life ... To be practical, any plan must take account of the enemy's power to frustrate it; the best chance of overcoming such obstruction is to have a plan that can be easily varied to fit the circumstances met.” WarProblemLawCoursesForceChanceEnemyPlansMilitaryFitCircumstancesMetsSurvivalOvercomingAccountsPracticalsAlternativesOpposingAdaptabilityObstruction Author:B. H. Liddell Hart
“Go, therefore, to meet the foe with two objects before you, either victory or death. For men animated by such a spirit must always overcome their adversaries, since they go into battle ready to throw away their lives.” MenTwoSpiritMilitaryObjectsReadyVictoryBattleOvercomingFoeAdversariesAnimated Author:Scipio Africanus
“There is a great inertia about all military operations of any size. But once this inertia has been overcome and underway they are almost as hard to arrest as to initiate.” Has BeensHardMilitaryOvercomingSizeOperationsInertiaInitiateMilitary Operations Book:The Hemingway Collection Source: The Hemingway Collection
“A lot of military people just take orders, and there is a place for that. But SEALs think for themselves from day one. That way, when something happens - a kid runs out of a room, a woman is held as a human shield - they can make those decisions on the fly. We always say: "Improvise, adapt and overcome."” PeopleThinkingWayHumansHappensRunningKidsOrderDecisionRoomsMilitaryOvercomingThings HappenShieldsSeals Author:Howard E. Wasdin
“Who overcomes by force, hath overcome but half his foe.” WarForcePowerfulHalfPowerMilitaryVictoryOvercomingMartial ArtsFoeTotal WarParadise Lost Book 9Violence And WarParadise Lost Book 1 Author:John Milton