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B. H. Liddell Hart was a British military historian and strategist, renowned for his influential theories on modern warfare. His advocacy of the "indirect approach" profoundly shaped military tactics in the twentieth century. He authored numerous books and articles that continue to impact military thought today. Here are 35 of his quotes:

The practical value of history is to throw the film of the past through the material projector of the present on to the screen of the future. (B. H. Liddell Hart)
While there are many causes for which a state goes to war, its fundamental object can be epitomized as that of ensuring the continuance of its policy - in face of the determination of the opposing state to pursue a contrary policy. In the human will lies the source and mainspring of conflict. View quote
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While hitting one must guard ... In order to hit with effect, the enemy must be taken off his guard. View quote
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Natural hazards, however formidable, are inherently less dangerous and less uncertain than fighting hazards. All conditions are more calculable, all obstacles more surmountable than those of human resistance. View quote
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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. View quote
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It is only to clear from history that states rarely keep faith with each other, save in so far (and so long) as their promises seem to them to combine with their interests. View quote
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A modern state is such a complex and interdependent fabric that it offers a target highly sensitive to a sudden and overwhelming blow from the air. View quote
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An army should always be so distributed that its parts can aid each other and combine to produce the maximum possible concentration of force at one place, while the minimum force necessary is used elsewhere to prepare the success of the concentration. View quote
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Helplessness induces hopelessness, and history attests that loss of hope and not loss of lives is what decides the issue of war. View quote
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The chief incalculable in war is the human will. View quote
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B. H. Liddell Hart

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Occupation: British Historian
Born: October 31, 1895
Died: January 29, 1970
Quotes count: 35
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