The Art of War
Win before fighting, or do not fight. Twenty-five centuries on, still read for what it says about avoiding battle
A short treatise from around the fifth century BC, arranged as numbered observations on terrain, deception, supply and the character of commanders. Its most quoted claim is that the finest victory needs no battle at all, which is why it has been read as often by negotiators and executives as by soldiers. The brevity is deliberate; it is written to be memorised.
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