Clausewitz and Rommel — the theory and the practice.
Everything in war is very simple, but the simplest thing is difficult.
— Carl von Clausewitz
"Everything in war is very simple, but the simplest thing is difficult."
In the absence of orders, go find something and kill it.
— Erwin Rommel
"In the absence of orders, go find something and kill it."
Sweat saves blood. Blood saves lives. But brains save both.
"Sweat saves blood. Blood saves lives. But brains save both."
War is merely the continuation of policy by other means.
"War is merely the continuation of policy by other means."