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<blockquote data-quote="mmadsen" data-source="post: 451427" data-attributes="member: 1645">Chapter XV -- The North African CampaignNothing ever happened quickly enough for Julius Caesar.&nbsp; At least part of his audacity can be attributed to impatience.Perhaps that's why I haven't taken over the world yet; I'm too patient.&nbsp; (Maybe that's the elves' problem too?)He pitched his tent on the beach, then fretted increasingly as the days passed.&nbsp; The weather was unfavorable.&nbsp; His legions were arriving in Sicily in dribs and drabs, with the majority of his best troops still days and weeks away....Yet, despite all this, he was determined to commence the offensive on the eve of winter, when the other side wasn't expecting him.Did Napoleon and Hitler take the wrong lesson away from Caesar's success?&nbsp; They both got stuck in protacted winter campaigns in Russia (instead of winning quick victories by surprise).</blockquote>

[QUOTE="mmadsen, post: 451427, member: 1645"] [b]Chapter XV -- The North African Campaign[/b] [Color=Silver]Nothing ever happened quickly enough for Julius Caesar. At least part of his audacity can be attributed to impatience.[/Color] Perhaps that's why I haven't taken over the world yet; I'm too patient. (Maybe that's the elves' problem too?) [Color=Silver]He pitched his tent on the beach, then fretted increasingly as the days passed. The weather was unfavorable. His legions were arriving in Sicily in dribs and drabs, with the majority of his best troops still days and weeks away....Yet, despite all this, he was determined to commence the offensive on the eve of winter, when the other side wasn't expecting him.[/Color] Did Napoleon and Hitler take the wrong lesson away from Caesar's success? They both got stuck in protacted winter campaigns in Russia (instead of winning quick victories by surprise). [/QUOTE]

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