eBook: The Art of War for Android

11 things about eBook: The Art of War

1. He thought that strategy was not planning in the sense of working through an established list, but rather that it requires quick and appropriate responses to changing conditions - planning works in a controlled environment, but in a changing environment.

2. 6.Weak Points & Strong- explains how your opportunities come from the openings in the environment caused by the relative weakness of your enemy in a given area.

3. Sun Tzu suggested the importance of positioning in strategy and that position is affected both by objective conditions in the physical environment and the subjective opinions of competitive actors in that environment.

4. 2.Waging War- explains how to understand the economy of war and how success requires making the winning play, which in turn, requires limiting the cost of competition and conflict.

5. 4.Tactical Dispositions- explains the importance of defending existing positions until you can advance them and how you must recognize opportunities, not try to create them.

6. 3.Attack by Stratagem- defines the source of strength as unity, not size, and the five ingredients that you need to succeed in any war.

7. It examines the five targets for attack, the five types of environmental attack, and the appropriate responses to such attack.

8. 12.The Attack by Fire- explains the use of weapons generally and the use of the environment as a weapon specifically.

9. 13.The Use of Spies- focuses on the importance of developing good information sources, specifically the five types of sources and how to manage them.

10. 10.Terrain- looks at the three general areas of resistance (distance, dangers, and barriers) and the six types of ground positions that arise from them.

11. 11.The Nine Situations- describe nine common situations (or stages) in a campaign, from scattering to deadly, and the specific focus you need to successfully navigate each of them.