The 33 Strategies of War

Question 1

1: Declare

Answer 1

1: Declare war on your enemies: The Polarity Strategy

Question 2

2: Last

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2: Do not fight the last war: The Guerrilla War-Of-The-Mind Strategy

Question 3

3: Turmoil

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3: Amidst the turmoil of events, do not lose your presence of mind: The Counterbalance Strategy

Question 4

4: Create

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4: Create a sense of urgency and desperation: The Death-Ground Strategy

Question 5

5: Group-think

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5: Avoid the snares of group-think: The Command and Control Strategy

Question 6

6: Segment

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6: Segment your forces: The Controlled-Chaos Strategy

Question 7

7: Crusade

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7: Transform your war into a crusade: Morale Strategies

Question 8

8: Pick

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8: Pick your battles carefully: The Perfect-Economy Strategy

Question 9

9: Tables

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9: Turn the tables: The Counterattack Strategy

Question 10

10: Presence

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10: Create a threatening presence: Deterrence Strategies

Question 11

11: Trade

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11: Trade space for time: The Non-Engagement Strategy

Question 12

12: Lose

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12: Lose battles but win the war: Grand Strategy

Question 13

13: Enemy

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13: Know your enemy: The Intelligence Strategy

Question 14

14: Overwhelm

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14: Overwhelm resistance with speed and suddenness: The Blitzkrieg Strategy

Question 15

15: Dynamic

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15: Control the dynamic: Forcing Strategies

Question 16

16: Hit

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16: Hit them where it hurts: The Center-of-Gravity Strategy

Question 17

17: Detail

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17: Defeat them in detail: The Divide-and-Conquer Strategy

Question 18

18: Expose

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18: Expose and attack your opponent’s soft flank: The Turning Strategy

Question 19

19: Envelop

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19: Envelop the enemy: The Annihilation Strategy

Question 20

20: Weakness

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20: Maneuver them into weakness: The Ripening-for-the-Sickle Strategy

Question 21

21: Negotiate

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21: Negotiate while advancing: The Diplomatic-War Strategy

Question 22

22: Know

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22: Know how to end things: The Exit Strategy

Question 23

23: Weave

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23: Weave a seamless blend of fact and fiction: Misperception Strategies

Question 24

24: Expectation:

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24: Take the line of least expectation: The Ordinary-Extraordinary Strategy

Question 25

25: Occupy

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25: Occupy the moral high ground: The Righteous Strategy

Question 26

26: Targets

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26: Deny them targets: The Strategy of the Void

Question 27

27: Interests

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27: Seem to work for the interests of others while furthering your own: The Alliance Strategy

Question 28

28: Give your rivals

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28: Give your rivals enough rope to hang themselves: The One-Upmanship Strategy

Question 29

29: Bites

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29: Take Small Bites: The Fait Accompli Strategy

Question 30

30: Penetrate

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30: Penetrate their minds: Communication Strategies

Question 31

31: Destroy

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31: Destroy from within: The Inner-Front Strategy

Question 32

32: Submit

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32: Dominate while seeming to submit: The Passive-Aggression Strategy

Question 33

33: Sow

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33: Sow uncertainty and panic through acts of terror: The Chain-Reaction Strategy