1st Edition
Unorthodox Strategies For The Everyday Warrior Ancient Wisdom For The Modern Competitor
By Ralph D. Sawyer
Copyright 1997
316 Pages
by
Routledge
316 Pages
by
Routledge
316 Pages
by
Routledge
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This is a handbook of tactics based on the ancient Chinese military classics. This unique work draws on over two thousand years of experience of warfare to present a distillation of a hundred key strategic principles applicable to modern life, including business and human relations.
Preface -- A Note on Pronunciation -- Chronology of Approximate Dynastic Periods -- Introduction -- Estimates -- Plans -- Spies -- Elite Forces -- The Infantry -- The Cavalry -- Amphibious Strategies -- Chariots -- Trust -- Instructions -- Large Numbers -- Small Numbers -- Love -- Awesomeness -- Rewards -- Punishment -- The Host -- The Guest -- The Strong -- The Weak -- Arrogance -- Alliances -- Disposition -- Strategic Power -- Daylight -- Night -- Preparation -- Provisions -- Local Guides -- Knowledge -- Observers -- Marshes -- Contentious Terrain -- Advantageous Terrain -- Mountains -- Valleys -- Offense -- Defense -- Initiative -- Response -- The Unorthodox -- The Orthodox -- The Vacuous -- The Substantial -- Recklessness -- Weightiness -- Profit -- Harm -- Security -- Danger -- Fighting to the Death -- Seeking Life -- The Hungry -- The Sated -- Fatigue -- Ease -- Victory -- Defeat -- Advancing -- Retreating -- Provocation -- Compulsion -- The Distant -- The Nearby -- Rivers -- Incendiary Strategies -- Slowness -- Quickness -- Order -- Disorder -- Segmenting -- Uniting -- Anger -- Spirit -- Retreats -- Pursuits -- Refusing Battle -- Inevitable Combat -- Avoidance -- Sieges -- Utterances -- Peace Negotiations -- Enduring Attacks -- Surrenders -- The Heavens -- The Human -- The Difficult -- The Easy -- Bait -- Estrangement -- Doubt -- The Impoverished -- Wind -- Snow -- Nurturing Spirit -- Fear -- Letters -- Change -- Enthralled with Warfare -- Forgetting Warfare -- Historical Characteristics of Chinese Warfare
Biography
Ralph D. Sawyer