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It was perhaps destiny’s arrangement that a man who lived in music and songs sang the praises of the creator — be it allah, Bhagwan, guru nanak or jesus was tended to be a Hindu a Sikh and a Christian at the moment of his last voyage

I fired MacArthur because he wouldn’t respect the authority of the president. I didn’t fire him because he was a dumb son of a bitch, although he was, but that’s not against the law for generals. If it was half to three quarters of them would be in jail.

"The mightiest single weapon this war has produced is Mein Kamph. The book that caused an educated nation to burn great books that keep liberty fresh in the hearts of men"

"The mightiest single weapon this war has produced is Mein Kamph. The book that caused an educated nation to burn great books that keep liberty fresh in the hearts of men"

She was once ambushed on her way to Jureselem when Arabs were firing at her bus she sat calmly just covering her eyes. When a confused fellow passenger asked what was she doing , the reply was "I have no fear of dying but how will I work if I end up blind after this"

Height of commitment almost bordering obsession
"If someone was to die in Dadar area tomorrow and if that someone was Jabbar Patel then I would raise my hand and say that I killed him because he did not give me the role in Umbartha"

Manthan drives home the point that the interaction between the educated city professional and village community can only work if there is no assumption of superiority

Patronising attitude shall only bring walls of distrust. Once this distrust is breached the churning process begins and can not be stopped.

How curious it is to observe that a hundred power plants, thousands of weapon and tens of thousands of people working in government establishments trace their origin to a handful of people who sit in their lab trying to figure out the peculiar behavior of the nucleus of a particular element in the periodic table.

"strafing anti-aircraft positions is like 'man biting a dog'"

"fly in low, seduce the fansong to come on air, lure him to staying on air and then home on to his radar signature to nail him before he take you out.....you gotta be shitting me"
--It was the birth of new warfare and the clan of aviators were called Wild Weasels

"Gentlemen this is my plan, but if it works it is not a good plan"--Staff College, Willington
Brig. Zoru Bakhshi's haji Pir offensive was daring and tannacious requiring last minute improvisation.

many of you will say that I am a tough son of a bitch...I won't disagree with that, but you will also see that I am more hard on myself than on you

It is a sad fact that people exhibit particular skills and excel at them beyond their own belief and yet are unable to communicate their understandings to others.

Holocaust can not justify Israel and it need not justify Israel...it is just there...Israel is what it is....Israelis real

There was a time when God used to talk to man
Then there was a time when God talked to man through his prophets
Then a came a time when God talked to man using omens and signs
Now is the time when all prophets are lunatics and all omens and signs can be explained by science

in communism a yes is followed by a nyet we pretend to work and our communist government pretend to pat us....perfect formula for stagnation

"What grows best in heat: fantasy; unreason; lust"
Salman Rushdie is too good with his magic of words

This is not just about operation Neptune Star . At least the first half is all about SEALS. Their gypsy way of lifestyle, their training, their jargon, their commitment to their work and secrecy surrounding it.
Loving it

Even with missiles in Cuba, Khrushchev could not deliver a decisive blow to US. The surviving US would retaliate and wreck greater damage. concept of MAD "mutually assured destruction" was born

This is one dynamite of a read. Never had so much fun.

"Great extent of son of bitchery", complained Gen. George Patton upon learning Gen. Montogomery's Normandy invasion plan.
The invasion would be foundation stone for subsequent annihilation of Germany, the greatest military power on the face of Earth.

Thoroughly researched and wonderfully penned the narrative his engaging, hypnotic and downright provocative.
Monty-Romie-Georgy-Ike and the likes, all characters come to life.
Rick Atkinson is worthy successor to the legacy of Cornellious Ryan and Stephen Ambrose. Advise to all WW2 buffs "buy, beg, borrow or steal the liberation trilogy"