An edition of The 33 Strategies of War (1998)

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An edition of The 33 Strategies of War (1998)

The 33 strategies of war

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New in the bestselling amoral series—a brilliant distillation of the strategies of war that can help us gain mastery in the modern worldRobert Greene's groundbreaking guides, The 48 Laws of Power and The Art of Seduction, espouse profound, timeless less

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2008, Profile Books Ltd, Profile Books Limited
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The 33 Strategies of War
January 29, 2008, Penguin (Non-Classics)
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The 33 Strategies of War
Apr 09, 2006, Profile Books, Profile Books Limited
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Table of Contents

Part one : Self-directed warfare.
Declare war on your enemies : the polarity strategy
Do not fight the last war : the guerrilla-war-of-the-mind strategy
Amidst the turmoil of events, do not lose your presence of mind : the counterbalance strategy
Create a sense of urgency and desperation : the death-ground strategy
Part two : Organizational (team) warfare.
Avoid the snares of groupthink : the command-and-control strategy
Segment your forces : the controlled-chaos strategy
Transform your war into a crusade : morale strategies
Part three : Defensive warfare.
Pick your battles carefully : the perfect-economy strategy
Turn the tables : the counterattack strategy
Create a threatening presence : deterrence strategies
Trade space for time : the nonengagement strategy
Part four : Offensive warfare.
Lose battles but win the war : grand strategy
Know your enemy : the intelligence strategy
Overwhelm resistance with speed and suddenness : the Blitzkrieg strategy
Control the dynamic : forcing strategies
Hit them where it hurts : the center-of-gravity strategy
Defeat them in detail : the divide-and-conquer strategy
Expose and attack your opponent's soft flank : the turning strategy
Envelop the enemy : the annihilation strategy
Maneuver them into weakness : the ripening-for-the sickle strategy
Negotiate while advancing : the diplomatic-war strategy
Know how to end things : The exit strategy.
Part five : Unconventional (dirty) warfare.
Weave a seamless blend of fact and fiction : misperception strategies
Take the line of least expectation : the ordinary-extraordinary strategy
Occupy the moral high ground : the righteous strategy
Deny them targets : the strategy of the void
Seem to work for the interests of others while furthering your own : the alliance strategy
Give your rivals enough rope to hang themselves : the one-upmanship strategy
Take small bites : the fait accompli strategy
Penetrate their minds : communication strategies
Destroy from within : the inner-front strategy
Dominate while seeming to submit : the passive-aggression strategy
Sow uncertainty and panic through acts of terror : the chain-reaction strategy

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references and index.
"A Joost Elffers production."

Other Titles
Thirty-three strategies of war

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
303.6
Library of Congress
BJ1581.2 .G694 2005, HM1106

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Format
Hardcover
Pagination
xxii, 471 p.
Dimensions
25 x x centimeters

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Open Library
OL3422106M
ISBN 10
0670034576
ISBN 13
9780670034574
LCCN
2005043460
Library Thing
403360
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35289

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