The Art of War by Sun Tzu, Part 2

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In this week’s episode we continue into part 2 of our campaign of Sun Tzu’s seminal work on military strategy, The Art of War. In the first half of the show we look at some historical examples of where, in alignment with Sun Tzu’s principles, snatched victory from the jaws of defeat. We focus on the circular relationship between the direct and indirect methods of attack, what it has to do with Taoism and defeating the enemy before the first sword can even be drawn. We even take a look at the allies “Ghost Division” which used indirect tactics to fool the Nazis in World War 2. In the second half of the show we go further into the art of maneuvering and the hideous perils associated with salt marshes before discussing the terrible fate which befell the Rus' princes who chased a feigned Mongol retreat to an ambush at Kalka River. Tune in next week for the final part, thank you and enjoy the show! 

In this week’s episode we discuss:
The Battle of Fei River
Defense vs. Attack
Looking for Mistakes
Direct vs. Indirect Attack
The Ghost Army of WW2
Weak Points and Strong
The HoChiMinh Trail
The Battle of Arracourt

In the extended show available at www.patreon.com/TheWholeRabbit we go further down the rabbit hole to discuss:
The Art of Manuevering
Blitzkrieg vs. Trench Warfare
The Sphere of Netzach
Stratagems for Different Country
Camp Facing the Sun?
The Battle of Maldon
Trench Foot
The Battle of Kalka River

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Sources:
The Art of War, Sun Tzu
https://classics.mit.edu/Tzu/artwar.html

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