The battle of Varus is an enigma, not in a military but in a political point of view - not in its course, but in its consequences.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
Thus, what is of supreme importance in war is to attack the enemy's strategy.
The real peril of war lies not in military defeat. It lies in war itself, whether we win or lose.
I leave to the militarists the difficult task of trying to explain to us how these wars have served to shape character or to promote the progress of civilization or to achieve the reign of justice on earth. So far, they have not come forward with the explanation.
The important thing in life is not victory but combat; it is not to have vanquished but to have fought well.
It is a grave matter to enter a war, without adequate military preparation; it may prove fatal to come into peace, without moral and religious preparation.
War is, in fact, an extension of politics, and in any war, military operations have to be conducted in such a way that they contribute to sustainable political outcomes consistent with vital interests that are at stake in that war.
Once the mass of the defending infantry become possessed of low moral, the battle is as good as lost.
In war, when a commander becomes so bereft of reason and perspective that he fails to understand the dependence of arms on Divine guidance, he no longer deserves victory.
In my world, history comes down to language and art. No one cares much about what battles were fought, who won them and who lost them - unless there is a painting, a play, a song or a poem that speaks of the event.
War is mainly a catalogue of blunders.