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Category Archive: Saul David

Saul David Quote: “By 1917, thanks to the new…”

By 1917, thanks to the new munitions factories and the women that worked in them, the British Empire was supplying more than 50 million shells a year.

September 24, 2021 1966, British, Quotes by Historians, Saul David

Saul David Quote: “History tells us that a general…”

History tells us that a general can move and feed an army as efficiently as he likes, but the real litmus test is the battlefield.

August 29, 2021 1966, British, Quotes by Historians, Saul David

Saul David Quote: “I worked hard at my four-year…”

I worked hard at my four-year M.A., but got a 2.1. That was a big disappointment, as I wanted to write about history and thought I needed a First.

May 9, 2021 1966, British, Quotes by Historians, Saul David

Saul David Quote: “No campaign of the First World…”

No campaign of the First World War better justifies the poets’ view of the conflict as futile and pitiless than Gallipoli.

May 6, 2021 1966, British, Quotes by Historians, Saul David

Saul David Quote: “It is surely no coincidence that…”

It is surely no coincidence that Napoleon’s two greatest heroes were Alexander the Great and Julius Caesar. In certain respects, he would outdo them both.

March 15, 2021 1966, British, Quotes by Historians, Saul David

Saul David Quote: “We’ve all faced the charge that…”

We’ve all faced the charge that our novels are history lite, and to some extent, that’s true. Yet for some, historical fiction is a way into reading history proper.

February 9, 2021 1966, British, Quotes by Historians, Saul David

Saul David Quote: “I passed the 11-plus, but it…”

I passed the 11-plus, but it was decided that I should take the Common Entrance exam to Monmouth School, the nearest independent. I was never entirely comfortable there, as they didn’t have girls, and they played rugby instead of football.

January 31, 2021 1966, British, Quotes by Historians, Saul David

Saul David Quote: “Even a moderniser like Alexander II…”

Even a moderniser like Alexander II – who emancipated the serfs in 1861 – had no intention of devolving real power.

October 14, 2020 1966, British, Quotes by Historians, Saul David

Saul David Quote: “In the early hours of 16…”

In the early hours of 16 December 1944, the Germans launched their last great offensive of the Second World War against weakly held U.S. positions in the Ardennes Forest, the site of their original Blitzkrieg success against the French in 1940.

August 28, 2020 1966, British, Quotes by Historians, Saul David

Saul David Quote: “Few remember that the battle of…”

Few remember that the battle of Rorke’s Drift was fought on the same day that the British Army suffered its most humiliating defeat at nearby Isandlwana.

July 18, 2020 1966, British, Quotes by Historians, Saul David

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