The 33 Strategies of War Flashcards
1: Declare
1: Declare war on your enemies: The Polarity Strategy
2: Last
2: Do not fight the last war: The Guerrilla War-Of-The-Mind Strategy
3: Turmoil
3: Amidst the turmoil of events, do not lose your presence of mind: The Counterbalance Strategy
4: Create
4: Create a sense of urgency and desperation: The Death-Ground Strategy
5: Group-think
5: Avoid the snares of group-think: The Command and Control Strategy
6: Segment
6: Segment your forces: The Controlled-Chaos Strategy
7: Crusade
7: Transform your war into a crusade: Morale Strategies
8: Pick
8: Pick your battles carefully: The Perfect-Economy Strategy
9: Tables
9: Turn the tables: The Counterattack Strategy
10: Presence
10: Create a threatening presence: Deterrence Strategies
11: Trade
11: Trade space for time: The Non-Engagement Strategy
12: Lose
12: Lose battles but win the war: Grand Strategy
13: Enemy
13: Know your enemy: The Intelligence Strategy
14: Overwhelm
14: Overwhelm resistance with speed and suddenness: The Blitzkrieg Strategy
15: Dynamic
15: Control the dynamic: Forcing Strategies
16: Hit
16: Hit them where it hurts: The Center-of-Gravity Strategy
17: Detail
17: Defeat them in detail: The Divide-and-Conquer Strategy
18: Expose
18: Expose and attack your opponent’s soft flank: The Turning Strategy
19: Envelop
19: Envelop the enemy: The Annihilation Strategy
20: Weakness
20: Maneuver them into weakness: The Ripening-for-the-Sickle Strategy
21: Negotiate
21: Negotiate while advancing: The Diplomatic-War Strategy
22: Know
22: Know how to end things: The Exit Strategy
23: Weave
23: Weave a seamless blend of fact and fiction: Misperception Strategies
24: Expectation:
24: Take the line of least expectation: The Ordinary-Extraordinary Strategy
