“The general verdict among the German generals I interrogated in 1945 was that Field-Marshal von Manstein had proved the ablest commander in their Army, and the man they had most desired to become its Commander-in-Chief. It is very clear that he had a superb sense of operational possibilities and equal mastery in the conduct of operations, together with a greater grasp of the potentialities of mechanized forces than any other commander who had not been trained in the tank arm. In sum, he had military genius.” MenTogetherForceClearGreaterMilitaryFieldsPossibilityHe ManArmsGeniusEqualArmyChiefsOperationsMasteryTanksCommandersVerdictSuperbCommander In Chief Author:Erich von Manstein
“On `Earth Song' I was the military guy that would come out of a tank that was used during the show. It was unbelievable; somehow I'd become a Michael Jackson fan that got to dance with Michael Jackson! I spent a lot of time wondering, "what the hell did I do right to deserve this?"” ShowsEarthUsedGuySongWonderHellFansMilitaryDeserveUnbelievableTanks Author:Cris Judd
“The Canadian Prime Minister said Canada would lend the U.S. its full military support. You know what that means: Both tanks.” KnowsMeanSaidSupportMilitaryMinistersCanadaPrimePrime MinisterTanksSupport You Author:Jay Leno
“Washington is like a self-sealing tank on a military aircraft. When a bullet passes through, it closes up.” SelfPoliticalPoliticsMilitaryBulletsTanksAircraftDodging Bullets Author:Dean Acheson
“Tanks are new and special weapon-newer than, as special, and certainly as valuable as the airplane.” WarSpecialMilitaryWeaponsValuableAirplaneTanks Author:George S. Patton
“[Barack Obama] is sending more troops [to Afghanistan], but they have also realized that we are not going to win that war through guns and tanks. We have to engage the neighbors, and it is good that there is a non-military strategy in addition to a military strategy. It is, at least, encouraging. Whether it will work or not, the jury is still put.” StillsWarWinningMilitaryGunStrategyNeighborBarackAfghanistanTroopsTanksJuryMilitary Strategy Author:Khaled Hosseini
“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