“In seeking to upset the enemy's balance, a commander must not lose his own balance. He needs to have the quality, which Voltaire described as the keystone of Marlborough's success– 'the calm courage in the midst of tumult, that serenity of soul in danger, which the English call a cool head.' But to…”— B.H. Liddell Hart, amazon.comTagged: Nerve
“To move along the line of natural expectation consolidates the opponent equilibrium, and, by stiffening it, augments his resisting power. In war, as in wrestling, the attempt to throw an opponent without loosening his foothold and balance can only result in self-exhaustion, increasing in disproporti…”— B.H. Liddell Hart, amazon.comTagged: The Process
“To move along the line of natural expectation consolidates the opponent equilibrium, and, by stiffening it, augments his resisting power. In war, as in wrestling, the attempt to throw an opponent without loosening his foothold and balance can only result in self-exhaustion, increasing in disproporti…”— B.H. Liddell Hart, amazon.comTagged: Obstacles