Wikibooks: Warfare

• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Subjects: Buddha; Theodore; Iceland
• Online Access: https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Warfare

Subpages Expand book title Warfare A study of battle from the dawn of time to today. From failure to success and somewhere in between this section views war from the perspective of reality rather than theory. History is written by the winners. History will be kind to me for I intend to write it. Attributed to Winston Churchill Those who will not remember history are condemned to repeat it. Santayanna. Walk softly but carry a big stick. Theodore Roosevelt. It is hoped by many that one day we will have peace and unity throughout the world. Until that day arrives people who are free or wishing to be free must be prepared to fight to maintain or obtain their freedom. Freedom is a temporary result of successful Warfare (and lots of politicking. but that s another book). Successful Warfare begins in the mind. To that end the following section attempts to establish a mental framework in which the necessity of Successful Warfare is understandable. A people may choose to avoid offensive actions. If they care to survive they cannot avoid preparation for defensive actions. In the past invasions aimed to wipe out the original inhabitants. After an early history of militancy the Roman peoples became addicted to the opulence (or at least the free bread and circuses) that their empire had gained for them. Wearying of fighting their own wars they attempted to defend their borders with hired help. Where is the Roman Empire today? Iceland was sparsely inhabited by Irish monks before and when the Norse arrived. Iceland today has one of the most homogeneous (Scandinavian) gene pools of any nation on earth. The Tibetans were one of China s scourges for centuries descending from the Tibetan plateau to raid and pillage the Chinese. The Chinese solved the problem by sending in Buddhist monks espousing the peaceful philosophy of the Buddha. The Tibetans converted en masse. Who s laughing now? Freedom is not free. If you can read this thank a Teacher. If you can read this in English thank a Veteran. [anonymous Americana] =Evolution of ...