I think there comes a point when the outcome of a battle is inevitable but the fighting has not ended. Then the enemy becomes exhaustion and pain. A common enemy. Does the soldier holding in his entrails and facing the death reaper, care any longer what he fought for?” said Quain. Adrian G. Hilder
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"I think there comes a point when the outcome of a battle is inevitable but the fighting has not ended. Then the enemy becomes exhaustion and pain. A common enemy. Does the soldier holding in his entrails and facing the death reaper, care any longer what he fought for?" Quain was writing about the World War I soldiers who had gone over to the Germans. He was very disappointed in them and thought they were cowards for surrendering without a fight, but also admired their fortitude and willingness to die for their cause.

Source: The Generals Legacy Part Two: Whiteland King

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