Our artillery… The Germans
Our artillery… The Germans feared it almost more than anything we had. Ernie Pyle
Artillery
Our artillery has really
Our artillery has really been sensational. For once we have enough of something and at the right time. Officers tell me they actually have more guns than they know what to do with. Ernie Pyle
Marines have a cynical
Marines have a cynical approach to war. They believe in three things; liberty, payday and that when two Marines are together in a fight, one is being wasted. Being a minority group militarily, they are proud and sensitive in their dealings with other military organizations. A Marine’s concept of a perfect battle is to have … Read more
The epic disappeared along
The epic disappeared along with the age of personal heroism; there can be no epic with artillery. Ernest Renan
We now demand the
We now demand the light artillery of the intellect; we need the curt, the condensed, the pointed, the readily diffused — in place of the verbose, the detailed, the voluminous, the inaccessible. Edgar Allan Poe
We now demand the
We now demand the light artillery of the intellect; we need the curt, the condensed, the pointed, the readily diffused – in place of the verbose, the detailed, the voluminous, the inaccessible. On the other hand, the lightness of the artillery should not degenerate into pop-gunnery – by which term we may designate the character … Read more
The moral effect of
The moral effect of the thundering of one’s own artillery is most extraordinary, and many of us thought that we had never heard any more welcome sound than the deep roaring and crashing that started in at our rear Fritz Kreisler
The children are designated
The children are designated as \”Air Force aides of the Hitler youth\” and wear military uniforms and become used to handling the anti-aircraft artillery flak guns. 15 and 16 year old children as warriors! If the war still continues to last for a long time, perhaps the babies will be also employed. Total war!! Friedrich … Read more
Artillery adds dignity, to
Artillery adds dignity, to what would otherwise be an ugly brawl. Frederick The Great
Do not forget your
Do not forget your dogs of war, your big guns, which are the most-to-be respected arguments of the rights of kings. Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor