Let us put an end to this war. For we know how to win battles but not how to use our victories.
多くの者に恐れられる者は、多くの者を恐れねばならぬ。
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The Carthaginian general who crossed the Alps with elephants and brought Rome to its knees
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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