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<blockquote data-quote="Snoweel" data-source="post: 1591114" data-attributes="member: 4453">Yep.Call it academic-elitist denial, but I don't think these guys have any idea of just how little appreciation violent men have for &quot;a sound knowledge of tactics, history, etc&quot;.Precious few rough types have an appreciation for knowledge, a fact I've seen first-hand after a decade in the construction industry.No matter how knowledgeable, intelligent and organised a guy is, you can't make him a foreman over a crew of bricklayers if he doesn't have their respect. And you only have their respect by being good at what they are good at - laying bricks, labouring. That's it.Likewise men of violence. You can be the greatest tactical mastermind of your generation but that won't get you respect from the savage grunts that you intend to send into battle.And without their respect, there will be muttering. And muttering's bad.Now admittedly, a great fighter won't be much of a general without a head for tactics (though there are always advisors, and I'd say many &quot;generals&quot; throughout history were merely figureheads, but don't underestimate the importance of figurehead leadership), but if the men don't respect him, they won't be willing to risk their lives for him, and as Sun-Tzu said, an army that will fight to the death is a dangerous thing indeed.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Snoweel, post: 1591114, member: 4453"] Yep. Call it academic-elitist denial, but I don't think these guys have any idea of just how little appreciation violent men have for "a sound knowledge of tactics, history, etc". Precious few rough types have an appreciation for knowledge, a fact I've seen first-hand after a decade in the construction industry. No matter how knowledgeable, intelligent and organised a guy is, you can't make him a foreman over a crew of bricklayers if he doesn't have their respect. And you only have their respect by being good at what [b]they[/b] are good at - laying bricks, labouring. That's it. Likewise men of violence. You can be the greatest tactical mastermind of your generation but that won't get you respect from the savage grunts that you intend to send into battle. And without their respect, there will be muttering. And muttering's [b]bad.[/b] Now admittedly, a great fighter won't be much of a general without a head for tactics (though there are always advisors, and I'd say many "generals" throughout history were merely figureheads, but don't underestimate the importance of figurehead leadership), but if the men don't respect him, they won't be willing to risk their lives for him, and as Sun-Tzu said, an army that will fight to the death is a dangerous thing indeed. [/QUOTE]

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