Tanks of the interwar period

In future ground war, light infantry will be alone & unsupported on the battlefield

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So argue two Marine officers in an interesting article in the March issue of the Marine Corps Gazette.

"Armies exist for war, not peace, and ours is no different"

No army in the world exists because of peace, but because of war, says Serbian Defense Minister Aleksandar Vulin.

Speaking on Wednesday at the Batajnica airport during the marking of Air Force Day, Vulin observed that while tractors are more useful than tanks - if there are no tanks, then one day there will be no tractors, either.