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The Art of War by Sun Tzu - Coggle Diagram
The Art of War
by
Sun Tzu
Chapter 1: Laying Plans
Think carefully before engaging
Sometimes avoid conflict
Make your opponent blind to your true state
Chapter 2: Waging War
Money and lives are finite
Strike quickly
Use your enemy's resources
Chapter 3: Attack by Stratagem
If your forces...
Outnumber the enemy largely
Surround them
5:1
Attack them
2:1
Divide and Attack them
1:1
Fight them head-on 1:1
Outnumbered by them
Hide
Outnumbered by them greately
Escape
Know when to fight, when to not to
"If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the results of a hundred battles.
If you know yourself but not the enemy, for every victory gained you will also suffer a defeat.
If you know neither the enemy nor yourself, you will succumb in every battle."
Chapter 4: Tactical Dispositions
Great general seeks victory, not battle
Chapter 5: Use of Energy
Direct and Indirect Action on using resources
Hit your weak part of your opponent to collapsing their army
If you pullback your army, you might be able to engulf your opponent
Chapter 6: Weak Points and Strong
Arrive to battle first
Force opponent into weakness
Chapter 7: Maneuvering
How far you push an army
Important that your army obeys
Variety of ways to command
Find weaknesses of your own
Chapter 8: Variation of Tactics
Downfalls of Generals
Being reckless
Being a coward
A hasty temper
Too high of standards
Excessive compassion
Chapter 9: The Army on the March
Chapter 10: Classification of Terrain
Keys to Success
If victory is clear, fight
If defeat is certain, do not fight
Do not seek fame or fear blame
If terrain is unclear, victory is unclear
If you don't know soldiers, victory is unclear
Chapter 11: The Nine Situations
Chapter 12: The Attack by Fire
Chapter 13: Use of Spies
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