Basil Henry Liddell Hart Quotes:- Basil Henry Liddell Hart (31 October 1895 – 29 January 1970), commonly known throughout most of his career as Captain B. H. Liddell Hart, was a British soldier, military historian, and military theorist. In the 1920s and later he wrote a series of military histories that proved influential among strategists.
Inspirational Basil Henry Liddell Hart Quotes
Loss of hope rather than loss of life is what decides the issues of war. But helplessness induces hopelessness.
Basil Henry Liddell Hart
A complacent satisfaction with present knowledge is the chief bar to the pursuit of knowledge.
Basil Henry Liddell Hart
The chief incalculable in war is the human will.
Basil Henry Liddell Hart
Every action is seen to fall into one of three main categories, guarding, hitting, or moving. Here, then, are the elements of combat, whether in war or pugilism.
Basil Henry Liddell Hart
In reality, it si more fruitful to wound than to kill. While the dead man lies still, counting only one man less, the wounded man is a progressive drain upon his side.
Basil Henry Liddell Hart
In should be the duty of every soldier to reflect on the experiences of the past, in the endeavor to discover improvements, in his particular sphere of action, which are practicable in the immediate future.
Basil Henry Liddell Hart
Guerrilla war is a kind of war waged by the few but dependent on the support of many.
Basil Henry Liddell Hart
Helplessness induces hopelessness, and history attests that loss of hope and not loss of lives is what decides the issue of war.
Basil Henry Liddell Hart
The search for the truth for truth’s sake is the mark of the historian.
Basil Henry Liddell Hart
