Top 32 Quotes by Saul David

About Saul David

These are some quotes by British author Saul David Historian, who was born in 1966.

Given the gruesome fate of the last Tsar, Nicholas II, and his family, and the fact that five of the previous 12 Romanov rulers were also murdered, it is easy to regard Russia's imperial dynasty as cursed.

Saul David

I worked hard at my four-year M.A., but got a 2.1. That was a big disappointment, as I wanted to write about history and thought I needed a First.

I worked hard at my four-year M.A., but got a 2.1. That was a big disappointment, as I wanted to write about history and thought I needed a First.

Saul David

Historians turning their hands to fiction are all the rage. Since Alison Weir led the way in 2006, an ever-growing number of established non-fiction writers - Giles Milton, Simon Sebag Montefiore, Harry Sidebottom, Patrick Bishop, Ian Mortimer and myself included - have written historical novels.

Saul David

Few remember that the battle of Rorke's Drift was fought on the same day that the British Army suffered its most humiliating defeat at nearby Isandlwana.

Few remember that the battle of Rorke's Drift was fought on the same day that the British Army suffered its most humiliating defeat at nearby Isandlwana.

Saul David

The people who read the history books tend to have a natural zeal and are alarmingly well-read.

The people who read the history books tend to have a natural zeal and are alarmingly well-read.

Saul David

In March 1915, at the Battle of Neuve Chapelle, the British fired more shells in a single 35-minute bombardment than they had during the whole Boer War.

In March 1915, at the Battle of Neuve Chapelle, the British fired more shells in a single 35-minute bombardment than they had during the whole Boer War.

Saul David

It is not enough just to get your forces from A to B - you have to keep them fed and watered as they go. The art of movement, therefore, is one of the most complex and vital that any commander must master if he is going to win.

Saul David

Winter horseshoes are equipped with little spikes that give a horse traction on snow and ice and prevent it from slipping.

Winter horseshoes are equipped with little spikes that give a horse traction on snow and ice and prevent it from slipping.

Saul David

Even a moderniser like Alexander II - who emancipated the serfs in 1861 - had no intention of devolving real power.

Even a moderniser like Alexander II - who emancipated the serfs in 1861 - had no intention of devolving real power.

Saul David

History tells us that a general can move and feed an army as efficiently as he likes, but the real litmus test is the battlefield.

History tells us that a general can move and feed an army as efficiently as he likes, but the real litmus test is the battlefield.

Saul David

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