The 33 Strategies of War

Contents Part 1: Self-Directed Warfare 1 Declare War on Your Enemies: The Polarity Strategy 2 Do Not Fight the Last War: The Guerrilla-War-of-the-Mind Strategy 3 Amidst the Turmoil of Events, Do Not Lose Your Presence of Mind: The Counterbalance Strategy 4 Create a Sense of Urgency and Desperation: The Death-Ground Strategy Part 2: Organizational (Team) Warfare 5 Avoid The Snare of Groupthink: The Command-and-Control Strategy 6 Segment Your Forces: The Controlled-Chaos Strategy 7 Transform Your War into a Crusade: Morale Strategies Part 3: Defensive Warfare 8 Pick Your Battles: The Perfect Economy Strategy 9 Turn the Tables: The Counterattack Strategy 10 Create a Threatening Presence: Deterrence Strategies 11 Trade Space for Time: The Nonenagement Strategy Part 4: Offensive Warfare 12 Lose The Battles But Win The War: Grand Strategy 13 Know Your Enemy: The Intelligence Strategy 14 Overwhelm Resistance With Speed and Suddenness: The Blitzkrieg Strategy 15 Control the Dynamic: Forcing Strategies 16 Hit Them Where it Hurts: The Center of Gravity Strategy 17 Defeat Them in Detail: The Divide and Conquer Strategy 18 Expose and Attack Your Enemy's Soft Flank: The Turning Strategy 19 Envelop The Enemy: The Annihilation Strategy 20 Maneuver Them Into Weakness: The Ripening For the Sickle Strategy 21 Negotiate While Advancing: The Diplomatic-War Strategy 22 Know How To End Things: The Exit Strategy Part 5: Unconventional (Dirty) War 23 Weave a Seamless Blend of Fact and Fiction: Misperception Strategies 24 Take The Line of Least Expectation: The Ordinary-Extraordinary Strategy 25 Occupy the Moral High Ground: The Righteous Strategy 26 Deny Them Targets: The Strategy of the Void 27 Seem to Work for the Interests of Others While Furthering Your Own: The Alliance Strategy 28 Give Your Rivals Enough Rope To Hang Themselves: The One-Upmanship Strategy 29 Take Small Bites: The Fait Accompli Strategy 30 Penetrate Their Minds: Communication Strategies 31 Destroy From Within: The Inner Front Strategy 32 Dominate While Seeming to Submit: The Passive-Aggressive Strategy 33 Sow Uncertainty and Panic Through Acts of Terror: The Chain Reaction Strategy