The Art of War by Sun Tzu History Channel Documentary

If instructions are not clear and content commands not explicit it is the fault of the general if instructions are clear and then I'll follow it is the fault of the subordinate The smaller weaker army can to see a larger more powerful army is there a disciplined Have three key principles to the art of war You are the war war was written in 500 BC the first principle know your enemy and know yourself and in 100 battles you will never be in peril To win 100 battles is not the height of skill, to subdue the enemy without fighting is. Fighting cost lives and money the army that stands leaves or none is the winner Avoid what is strong attack what is weak At the beginning of the art of war was a secret only for the nobles and people in power and authority and for strategic and into the rest of the world is applied to sports politics and business Never do what is expected always do what is unexpected the element surprise is a great advantage in all combat Never attack yet I'll always attack the weakest points select soft targets Battles are won with the intellect great battles have been won by by the mind and the brain rather than brut force War can be seen as the game of chess the objective is to start with many pieces and remove as many of the enemy pieces as possible the game is won when the enemy surrenders or when the king is to capture or kill War can also be compared to the game of go where you start with a few pieces and you captured as much territory as possible using the least number of pieces again the goal is fundamental to son sues philosophy of the art of war

The objective of grow is to use as few resources as possible in battle In the art of war son Susan says the general should choose the place and time and condition of battle Going to war Vietnam William Westmoreland used a chat strategy to overwhelm the enemy using superior force and resources and fight to get on But in Vietnam there is no clear enemy to attack 7,000,000 tons of bombs on Indonesia China, twice the number of bombs dropped during WWII Despite the overwhelming power and resources of the US you are unable to defeat the Vietnamese the because they rely on sheer military power along G off the leader of the Vietnamese army adopts sciences philosophy that it is more important to out think your enemy than to outside him Census says numbers alone are no sure advantage to not advance on sheer military power Westmoreland uses his chest strategy he tries to remove as many of the Sudanese military as possible to kill as many as the Vietnamese as possible

where G G op uses a go strategy or he attempts to control as much territory as possible using the fewest number of Meehans and resources Ciara uses the sensitive strategy know your enemy and know yourself and in 100 battles you will never be in peril The American strategy it was very predictable we're bringing the troops and artillery and they would attack cat on daily telegraph their location and movement to the Vietnamese enemy which gave him the ability to counter effectively Sciences strategy is to stay close to your enemy and to be aware of his movements Cannot text the enemy force the enemy to come to you and you will reveal his strengths is weaknesses in this message

It is important to maintain the will of the people and to turn the will of the people looking for him to the use of spies and propaganda You cannot win wars by winning battles you can win the battle with every battle and lose the war Battlestar it means to an end and within itself that part of the overall strategy Know the location of your enemy and pick the place and time and conditions of battle Let your plans these darkest night and strike like a thunder Bolt Make your plans in absolute secrecy and you spies to gather intelligence use your size for every kind of business Accurate intelligence on the enemy is worth more than 10 divisions The element of surprise Keys to warfare but you must be sufficiently armed Used deception and secrecy to defeat the enemy Use diversion and tactics Yeah I'm in battle only use a direct attack to engage in an indirect attack to win you use a direct attack to engage in an indirect attack win You spies secrecy and deception There are five fundamental factors for success in the war One whether to to rain or three leadership for military doctrine and most importantly five moral influence Moral influence if the size is the will of the people behind the leader Without the will of the people behind the leader in army will fail During the Vietnam War and American general cheese vitamins journal that they could never be the American's on the Southfield getting these general replied it doesn't matter we win the war

To move your enemy entice him with something he is certain to take Control your enemies movement by your own movements Put the army in the face of death where there is no escape and they will not fleet or be afraid there's nothing they cannot achieve Senso said that one man on death ground will fight for all that they had to win and to succeed Son Sue said that all war is deception and receive your enemy before battle and you will be more likely to win In World War II the allies used to go strategy to use deception in the form of a mock or fake are Bacar me take the appointment of troops and equipment Son suis says it is essential to seek out the enemy agents would come to spy on you and bribe them to serve you In any size should be given lavish rewards in order to turn them to your side and give your enemy misinformation double agents are essential to success in war the British are the most successful in the use of double agents Sun Tzu says Away at wise general can achieve greatness beyond ordinary man is through for knowledge The art of war is a mind to mind but I don't Sun Tzu says when a falcon strike breaks the body of its prey is because of timing Sciences also says with Rachel water tosses boulders is because of momentum Hey well it's good to plan can't fail it if the army loses momentum Success in battle relies upon gaining momentum and maintaining it until victory is won The way to succeed on death ground is to fight together and never give up Sciences says it is essential for victory the generals are on constrained by their leaders

Sun Tzu said make your enemy prepare on his left and he will be weak on his right Sun Tzu said the winning army realizes the conditions for victory first then fights The Losing Army fights first then seeks victory Sun Tsu says no nation has ever benefited from prolonged war Sun Tzu said those skilled in the war bring the enemy to the field of battle they are not brought by him So-and-so says move only when you see in advantage and there is something to gain, only fight if the position is critical When the enemy occupies high ground do not confront him if he attacks downhill do not oppose him SunTzu says there are some armies that should not be fought, some ground that should not be contested Sun Tzu says use an attack to exploit a victory, never use an attack to rescue a defeat Always fight with the head the brain in the mind and not with force never a tech head on Sun Tzu says when soldiers are insubordinate collapse or are routed in battle it is the fault of the general Sun Tzu believes you should never act impulsively, you should only act with reason and knowledge Wars are won on preparation deception and indirect attacks The first lines of Sun Tzu's art of war is war is a matter of vital importance to the state it is a matter of life and death survival or ruin Sun Tzu's ultimate weapon is to win a battle without fighting, you must consider the cost of lives, money, and resources

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