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“No one would deny that all wars and battles are regrettable acts of human folly, causing unjustifiable agony and distress to combatants and non-combatants alike-but these considerations should not preclude their serious study, if only to avoid the mistakes of the past which make such tragedies inevitable.”
― GUIDE TO THE BATTLEFIELDS OF EUROPE
― GUIDE TO THE BATTLEFIELDS OF EUROPE
“a historical novelist were to invent such a character, he would be accused of fantasy.”
― Napoleon
― Napoleon
“Indeed, one contemporary British general has declared with definitive candour ‘There have been only three great commanders in history: Alexander the Great, Napoleon and myself.”
― Napoleon
― Napoleon
“At times he despaired, contemplating leaving France altogether and placing his sword at the disposal of the Sultan of Turkey.”
― Napoleon
― Napoleon
“And so it was that probationer sous-lieutenant Buonaparte joined the La Fére Artillery Regiment at Valence on 5 November 1785. The greatest military career in history had begun.”
― Napoleon
― Napoleon
