Quote of the day
In England, the profession of the law is that which seems to hold out the strongest attraction to talent, from the circumstance, that in it ability, coupled with exertion, even though unaided by patronage, cannot fail of obtaining reward.
John Terraine
Born: January 15, 1921
Died: December 28, 2003 (aged 82)
Bio: John Alfred Terraine was a TV screenwriter, and leading British military historian, although not permanently associated with any academic institution.
Known for:
- Business in great waters (1989)
- Mons, the retreat to victory (1960)
- To win a war (1978)
- White Heat: The New Warfare 1914-18 (1982)
- The smoke and the fire (1980)