Genghis Khan's Greatest General Quotes

“An army of donkeys led by a lion is more effective than an army of lions led by a donkey!
■ The primacy of politics in military affairs is absolute, and often works against military effectiveness.”
― Richard A. Gabriel, Subotai the Valiant: Genghis Khan's Greatest General

“Subotai, the commander of the invasion of Europe, the Mongols had a commander far superior to any European commander who had taken the field in the preceding two centuries.”
― Richard A. Gabriel, Subotai the Valiant: Genghis Khan's Greatest General

“Many times Subotai fought against armies larger than his own, but he always maneuvered to insure that when the final blow was struck, he unfailingly achieved numerical superiority at the decisive point.”
― Richard A. Gabriel, Subotai the Valiant: Genghis Khan's Greatest General

“The ability to conceptualize war plans and implement them on a grand scale is one of the most difficult skills for any officer to acquire. Most never acquire this ability, something that may explain why warfare has, over the long centuries of its practice, produced only a few truly great generals. Subotai became one of those generals.”
― Richard A. Gabriel, Subotai the Valiant: Genghis Khan's Greatest General