閑山島月明夜上戍楼、撫大刀深愁時
Military Strategists
Yi Sun-sin
The Korean naval commander who defeated the Japanese navy in every engagement during the Imjin War (1592-1598), achieving an unprecedented 23-0 combat record. Yi Sun-sin's combination of tactical innovation (the turtle ship), terrain exploitation, and indomitable will in the face of political persecution makes him Korea's greatest national hero and one of history's finest admirals.
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I fight my enemies with swords, not with salt.
-- Uesugi Kenshin
The Empire's fate depends on this battle. Let every man do his utmost duty.
-- Tōgō Heihachirō
Ungrateful fatherland, you shall not even have my bones.
-- Scipio Africanus
Then we shall fight in the shade.
-- Leonidas I
Let the boy win his spurs.
-- Edward, the Black Prince
Audacity, audacity, always audacity!
-- Frederick II of Prussia