Category: The Art of War

Military Tactics and Strategies I. Introduction All men can see the tactics whereby I conquer, but what none can see is the strategy out of which victory is evolved (Sun Tzu on The Art of War). Military strategies and tactics are essential to the operation of war. Strategy is the skillful planning and coordination of…

We have all probably met that person, holding one of the millions of published copies of The Art of War, who thinks reading the book or quoting from it makes him better than his peers. If you havent, you have probably seen this scenario play out in movies or TV shows. However, regardless of the…

MCPD1-0, Marine Corps Operations. In July 2017 The Marine Corps published Change 1 to MCPD1-0, Marine Corps Operations. The change added tactical tasks, which include: corrupt, influence, degrade, deny, and deceive. Theorists would take this as either a positive or negative move. In our case, we are going to discuss the theorist that would have…

When life gives you lemons, should make it into lemonade or throw them back to life instead? Interesting riddle, isnt it? All through life, we face many situations which could lead to problems and we wish we had a guide book for life. And thats where Sun Tzu comes into the picture. Who is he,…

Throughout history leadership is perhaps one of the most widely conversed subjects. For good reason, the art of leadership has been synonymous with success. Gilgamesh, Odysseus, Alexander, Hannibal and Caesar. All these names fill ancient stories alongside dramatic heroics that have perhaps grown just a little embellished with time. Fictional or real, these stories are…

Prologue Strategy is generally used to describe the use of available resources to gain any objective. In this article, the researcher shall use it in the traditional sense only that is, as meaning the art of the strategon, or military commander. The strategic approach is thus one which takes account of the part which is…

In comparing both of these philosophers Sun Tzu and Kautilya, we can compare from different basis of their military quotes because both have their own perception and their own beliefs. Firstly is the quotes from Sun Tzu on the enemy status which says: If equally matched, we can offer battle, if slightly inferior in numbers,…

Sun Tzu was among of the famous and finest generals on China, because his writing is highly influential on China, over the years he develop the foundation of Eastern military thought and became the ultimate strategist. Sun Tzu considered war as an art, but why should we considered war as an art and do it…

Sun Tzu Intelligence Strategy in 21 Century Conflicts Abstract: Clausewitz’s theory of war has been fully verified after Napoleon’s practice, and has become a world-famous, relatively comprehensive interpretation of war. His analysis of the nature of war and the key to victory has been used in practice. Clausewitz’s theory puts the key to the victory…