Quotes by B. H. Liddell Hart

About B. H. Liddell Hart:

Sir Basil Henry Liddell Hart is often credited with greatly influencing the development of armoured warfare, although some research casts some doubt on the extent of his influence upon the pre-war German military.
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Loss of hope rather than loss of life is what decides the issues of war. But helplessness induces hopelessness.

B. H. Liddell Hart

Helplessness induces hopelessness, and history attests that loss of hope and not loss of lives is what decides the issue of war.

B. H. 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.

B. H. Liddell Hart

A complacent satisfaction with present knowledge is the chief bar to the pursuit of knowledge.

B. H. 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.

B. H. Liddell Hart

The search for the truth for truth's sake is the mark of the historian.

B. H. Liddell Hart

The chief incalculable in war is the human will.

B. H. 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.

B. H. Liddell Hart

Guerrilla war is a kind of war waged by the few but dependent on the support of many.

B. H. Liddell Hart

Author Bio

  • NameB. H. Liddell Hart
  • DescriptionBritish historian and theoretician of war
  • BornOctober 31, 1895
  • DiedJanuary 29, 1970
  • CountryFrance; United Kingdom
  • ProfessionJournalist; Military Historian; Historian