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Nearly 40 years ago, contemplating a dogfight between Israeli and Syrian jets, Shimon Tzabar got to thinking about how war works. The result is a crystal-clear, at times funny inversion of such classics as Sun-Tzu’s The Art of War. Readers find the facts on why often — almost always, in major conflicts throughout history — victory is not all it’s cracked up to be. Practical advice is offered as well, such as what to do if you’re in danger of winning, and how to surrender in the midst of a firefight. This new illustrated edition of the 1974 original includes updated information on the latest international conflicts, and confirms the timelessness of the White Flag Principle.
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War, Military art and science, Humor, Anecdotes, facetiae, satireShowing 7 featured editions. View all 7 editions?
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Cómo perder una guerra (y por qué): La estrategia para la derrota
2005, Siglo XXI
Tapa blanda
in Spanish
8432312010 9788432312014
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The White Flag Principle: How to Lose a War (and Why)
February 2003, Four Walls Eight Windows
Paperback
in English
- Second Edition edition
1568582595 9781568582597
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The White Flag Principle: How to Lose a War (and Why)
2002, Four Walls Eight Windows
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in English
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Sefer torat ha-mapalot veha-tevusot ha-shalem: Ketsad le-natseah bile-hafsid
1995, Am oved
Unknown Binding
in Hebrew
9651310081 9789651310089
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The White Flag Principle: How to Lose a War and Why
1973, Simon and Schuster
in English
0671212869 9780671212865
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The White Flag Principle: How to Lose a War and Why de •Shimon Tzabar
1972, Simon & Schuster
in English
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The white flag principle: how to lose a war and why
1972, Allen Lane, The Penguin Press
in English
0713902949 9780713902945
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Book Details
First Sentence
""WAR WAS, AND STILL IS, the most important event in the history of mankind.""
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Edition Notes
Includes bibliographical references and illustrations.
Originally published: London: Allen Lane, The Penguin Press, 1972.
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Focuses on the advantages of being defeated in war and explains strategies and tactics designed to insure military disaster.
The White Flag Principle was written in London, in English, in 1968-69, and was published in London (Allen Lane, The Penguin Press), New York (Simon & Schuster), Paris (Denoel) in 1972, and in Italy (Bompiani) in 1975. In his memoirs Shimon writes at length about the inception of the book, the meticulous research he carried out for writing the book in the British Library, the process of writing and its reception.
Unexpectedly, the book had a second life in the 1990s when Gilad Atzmon introduced it to his literary agent (The Susijn Agency). Subsequently the book was translated into several languages and was re-published in USA (2002), Germany (2003), Holland (2004), Greece (2003), Japan (2003), Denmark (2002) and Spain (2005). However, for Shimon, the publication of the book in Hebrew, in Israel, in 1995 was particularly significant. The book (in English) has been purchased by the CIA library, and is on the reading list of at least one US military academy.
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