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B. H. Liddell Hart
B. H. Liddell Hart
  • Born: October 31, 1895
  • Died: January 29, 1970
  • Nationality: British
  • Profession: Soldier, Military Historian

Sir Basil Henry Liddell Hart, commonly known throughout most of his career as Captain B. H. Liddell Hart, was a British soldier, military historian and military theorist. He wrote a series of military histories that proved influential among strategists. He argued that frontal assault was a strategy that was bound to fail at great cost in lives, as happened in the First World War. He instead recommended the "indirect approach" and reliance on fast-moving armoured formations.