A good plan violenty executed now is better than a perfect plan next week.

George S. Patton

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Topic

Military strategy War

Author

George S. Patton

Genre

Autobiography and memoir

Language

English

Time

1947 1940s 20th century

Occupation

Military officer

From

United States

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Patton, George Smith. War As I Knew It. Houghton Mifflin Co., 1947, pt. 3.

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Topic
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Medium
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Language
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Time
1940 1940s 20th century
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Citation

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If the Persians hide the sun, the battle will be in shade rather than sunlight.

Herodotus

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Topic
Battle of Thermopylae Courage War
Speaker
Dieneces of Sparta

Author

Herodotus
Source
Histories
Genre
Historical literature
Language
Greek
Time
430 BC 430s BC 5th century BC
Era
Classical antiquity
Authentication Score 2
Original Citation

Herodotus. Ἱστορίαι [Histories]. c. 430 BC, bk. 7, sect. 226.

Current Citation

Herodotus. The Histories, translated by Robin Waterfield. Oxford University Press, 2008, bk. 7, sect. 226.