The Concise 33 Strategies of War (Paperback)

The Concise 33 Strategies of War Book Description

Spanning world civilizations, synthesizing political, philosophical and religious texts and thousands of years of violent conflict,
The Concise 33 Strategies of War

is a comprehensive guide to the subtle social game of everyday life. Based on profound, timeless lessons it is abundantly illustrated with examples from history, including the genius and folly of everyone from Napoleon to Margaret Thatcher, Shaka the Zulu to Lord Nelson, Hannibal to Ulysses S. Grant, as well as captains of industry, Samurai swordsmen and diplomats.



An indispensable book,
The Concise 33 Strategies of War

provides all the psychological ammunition you need to overcome patterns of failure and forever gain the upper hand.



Contents:

Part I 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 II 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 III 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 IV 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 Opponents 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 V 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.



About the authors:

Robert Greene




is the author of the groundbreaking guides
The 48 Laws of Power

and
The Art of Seduction

. He has a degree in classical studies and lives in Los Angeles.



Joost Elffers




is the producer of
The 48 Laws of Power

,
The Art of Seduction

and a number of other bestselling books, He lives in New York.

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