Quote of the day
My own early experiences in war led me to suspect the value of discipline, even in that sphere where it is so often regarded as the first essential for success.
Jean Lartéguy

Born: September 5, 1920
Died: February 23, 2011 (aged 90)
Bio: Jean Lartéguy was the nom de plume of Jean Pierre Lucien Osty, a French writer, journalist, and former soldier. He was born in 1920 in Maisons-Alfort, Val-de-Marne and died in 2011.
Known for:
- The Centurions (1960)
- The praetorians (1963)
- The walls of Israel
- L' adieu à Saigon (1975)
- Les tambours de bronze (1965)