One Hundred Unorthodox Strategies

"One Hundred Unorthodox Strategies was compiled in the fifteenth century, during the Ming Dynasty, as a handbook of tactics based on Chinese military classics. Translated into English for the first ti"

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Ralph D Sawyer

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• 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