Quote of the day
Policemen so cherish their status as keepers of the peace and protectors of the public that they have occasionally been known to beat to death those citizens or groups who question that status.
Bernard Brodie
Born: May 20, 1910
Died: November 24, 1978 (aged 68)
Bio: Bernard Brodie was an American military strategist well known for establishing the basics of nuclear strategy.
Known for:
- Strategy in the missile age (1959)
- War and politics (1973)
- From crossbow to H-bomb (1962)
- Escalation and the nuclear option (1966)
- A guide to naval strategy (1944)