I shall either find a way or make one.

Aut inveniam viam aut faciam.

Hannibal

Military Strategists

Hannibal

The Carthaginian general who crossed the Alps with elephants and brought Rome to its knees (247-183 BCE). Hannibal Barca's campaign in Italy — fifteen years of victories on enemy soil without reinforcement — remains the supreme example of operational genius and the indirect approach in military history.

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Let us put an end to this war. For we know how to win battles but not how to use our victories.

We will either find a way, or make one.

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