"These doomsday warriors look no more like soldiers than the soldiers of the Second World War looked like conquistadors. The more expert they become the more they look like lab assistants in small colleges"
- Alistair Cooke
About this Quote
This quote by Alistair Cooke is a commentary on the altering face of warfare. He is comparing the soldiers of the Second World War to the modern-day doomsday warriors. He is suggesting that the modern-day warriors look more like lab assistants than soldiers. He is indicating that the more skilled they end up being in their field, the more they look like lab assistants in small colleges. This is a reflection of the altering nature of warfare, where technology and science play a much bigger function than physical strength and nerve. Cooke is suggesting that the modern-day warriors are more concentrated on the technical elements of warfare than the physical elements. He is likewise indicating that the modern-day warriors are more knowledgeable and better equipped than the soldiers of the Second World War.
This quote is written / told by Alistair Cooke between November 20, 1908 and March 30, 2004. He/she was a famous Journalist from USA.
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"Leadership is solving problems. The day soldiers stop bringing you their problems is the day you have stopped leading them. They have either lost confidence that you can help or concluded you do not care. Either case is a failure of leadership"
