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06-02-2005, 12:23 PM
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#1 | | Forum Politruk
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Just a thread about Sun Tzu, and his famous book, 'The Art of War'
Have you read it?
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06-02-2005, 12:26 PM
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06-02-2005, 12:32 PM
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#3 | | "Shooter"
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Country:  | It is the definitive strategy guide, as far as I am concerned. It should be required reading for any military member, but especially for anyone in a leadership position. I can't pick a favorite quote though. They are all good sense to me.
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06-02-2005, 01:06 PM
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#4 | | Master of Ewes
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Country:  | i have thought about reading it.........
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06-02-2005, 01:07 PM
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#5 | | "Shooter"
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Country: | Well worth the read. It applies to business as well.
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06-02-2005, 01:20 PM
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06-02-2005, 01:47 PM
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Country: | I will read it but at the moment I have too many books to plough through
but I have too admit Im not a lover of business application strategies as I have had 5 in the last 3 years all telling me how this was the way forward
from Q12 too Zap but I have heard that his writtings are an excellent insight into warfare leadership.
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06-02-2005, 02:23 PM
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#8 | | "Shooter"
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Country: | It is more of a strategy guide. Sun Tzu wrote it back in 1000 or 1100 AD, if memory serves right. It's not about balance sheets or anything like that. It is the basics, using terrain to your advantage, element of surprise, espionage, the works. I highly recommend it. Alot of memorable military leaders use it and swear by it.
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06-02-2005, 02:52 PM
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Country: | So I've heard Evan I shall defiantly make a point of reading it as I have found quite a few extracts on the web and it looks really good
considering how long a go it was written it seems to be centuries in advance of any military thinkers in his era.
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06-02-2005, 03:05 PM
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#10 | | "Shooter"
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Country: | What's really interesting is that the tactics and strategies of that long ago still apply.
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06-02-2005, 03:07 PM
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#11 | | He who does not skim
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Country:  | I've never read it. I probably won't any time soon either, but I understand that it's an interesting classic. Is there a Coles Notes version? | |
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06-02-2005, 06:21 PM
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Country: | I have it! It's an awesome book for me, since I'm more into tactical thinking than anything else.
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06-02-2005, 06:32 PM
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Anyways, nice book, the gold on red looks nice.
I thought about buying it in Brasil, but I didn't want to worry about finding words that I know in English that I don't in Portuguese (though I am fluent, many complicated terms escape me...). | |
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06-02-2005, 07:01 PM
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Country: | That's my farting gnome, I'm educating him in the ways of tactical thinking so he can do all the conquering while I sit back and enjoy a nice cool beer.
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06-02-2005, 07:19 PM
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#15 | | He who does not skim
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Country: | And that must be your "People to kill" list off to the right. Quite a few names scratched off already I see.  | |
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