Eric Nylund Quotes
A leader must be ready to send the soldiers under his command to their deaths
Nylund, Eric. Halo: The Fall of Reach. Tor Books, 2001.
Ataturk was a young major at the time commanding troops of a weak and corrupt Ottoman regime. However a combined English and French (the strongest military powers in Europe) invasion of the Gallipoli Peninsula threatened to capture the Turkish capital, Constantinople. Ataturk alone rallied the Turkish defenders and fought the invaders to a standoff in long drawn out battle with huge casualties on both sides. Ataturk became a national hero. Although Ataturk thereafter was very reluctant to use military force or endanger troops, the thing he always thought worth the supreme sacrifice (including his own) was the independence and sovereignty of the nation. See {584502} for his continuing belief in this type of sacrifice.
Ataturk, the great Turkish reformer, was interested in Turkish independence, development, and reform, but was uninterested in the day-to-day administration of government. He knew it had to be done and wanted his friend to be Prime Minister and run the government. Orbay realized that Ataturk would still be the major power in the nation.
Eisenhower was then the Supreme Allied Commander of the Allied Forces.
Marshall was then the chief of staff of the army. Ignoring the seniority system which was the tradition of the Army for promotions produced a necessary corps of great young officers. The most dramatic example of this was the promotion of Dwight D. Eisenhower over many men far senior to him for the Supreme Allied Commander. Marshall and FDR were driving forces to put young men in leadership positions.
Eric S. Nylund is an American novelist and professional technical writer. His wife, Syne Mitchell, is also a science fiction writer. He holds a B.Sc. in chemistry from the University of California, Santa Barbara and an M.Sc. in chemical physics from the University of California, San Diego. He lives in North Bend, Washington with his wife, Syne, and his son, Kai Nylund.
