Blunt, but extremely accurate :-( “In the space of a single decade he (Muhammad) fought eight major battles, led eighteen raids, and planned another thirty-eight military operations where others were in command but operating under his orders and strategic direction. Wounded twice, he also twice experienced having his positions overrun by superior forces before he managed to turn the tables on his enemies and rally his men to victory. More than a great field general and tactician, he was also a military theorist, organizational reformer, strategic thinker, operational-level combat commander, political-military leader, heroic soldier, and revolutionary. The inventor of insurgency warfare and historys first successful practitioner, Muhammad had no military training before he commanded an army in the field.” -Richard A. Gabriel, a military historian and adjunct professor at the Royal Military College of Canada, has authored forty-one books. His latest is Muhammad: Islams First Great General (Oklahoma University Press, 2007)
Posted on: Thu, 11 Sep 2014 20:54:34 +0000
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