Alfred T. Mahan Quote

There has been a constant struggle on the part of the military element to keep the end- fighting, or readiness to fight-superior to mere administrative considerations. The military man, having to do the fighting, considers that the chief necessity; the administrator equally naturally tends to think the smooth running of the machine the most admirable quality.


Mahan on Naval Warfare (ed. Courier Corporation, 2012) - ISBN: 9780486144306


There has been a constant struggle on the part of the military element to keep the end- fighting, or readiness to fight-superior to mere...

There has been a constant struggle on the part of the military element to keep the end- fighting, or readiness to fight-superior to mere...

There has been a constant struggle on the part of the military element to keep the end- fighting, or readiness to fight-superior to mere...

There has been a constant struggle on the part of the military element to keep the end- fighting, or readiness to fight-superior to mere...