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This high proportion of history's decisive campaigns, the significance of which is enhanced by the comparative rarity of the direct approach, enforces the conclusion that the indirect is by far the most hopeful and economic form of strategy.

- Sir Basil H. Liddel-Hart

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Today in Military History

August 2



1915:

200,000 British pounds subscribed in Canada for machine-guns


1934:

Hitler becomes German president


1943:

PURSUIT TO MESSINA, effective dates for battle honour begin (to 17 Aug 43)


1943:

TROINA RIVER, effective dates for battle honour begin (to 6 Aug 43)


1990:

Iraq invades Kuwait




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