33 strategies of war continues 12-16

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12.Lose The Battles But Win The War: Grand Strategy.

Have a bigger plan
Look past what appears to be the threat and find the source and attack it. Look beyond the opponent's horizon.

Make your actions hard to follow, do not expose your strategy.

Have purpose and goal, looking far into the future.

13.Know Your Enemy: The Intelligence Strategy
Know your opponent's moves and do not let your motives be known.

Understand their way of thinking.

Gather knowledge of your opponent.

Learn to read people, learn them. Hide your observations.

Strive for quality of information, not quantity.

14. Overwhelm Resistance With Speed and Suddenness: The Blitzkrieg Strategy
Slow methodical start with a well-planned attack, move fast and sure. Slow-slow-quick-quick ATTACKS.

Small units provide mobility.

Must have superior coordination.

Quick orders through light chains of command.

15.Control the Dynamic: Forcing Strategies
Be in control.

Be assertive.

Control your opponent's mind. Move them into your territory.

The Art Of Ultimate Control.

Make the first move, fight on your territory where you are comfortable, look for your opponent's weakness and draw them into it, deceive your opponent to make them think they are in control.

16.Hit Them Where it Hurts: The Center of Gravity Strategy
Attack the central point, be it the command center, supply lines, belief system.

Capture and destroy it.

The topic is: 33 STRATEGIES OF WAR
This is a reply to Msg 5075
Posted by Flo on December 13 2007 at 5:39 PM

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12.Lose The Battles But Win The War: Grand Strategy. Have a bigger plan Look past what appears to be the threat and find the source and attack it. Look beyond the opponent's horizon. Make your actions hard to follow, do not expose your strategy. H > >
Flo, 13-Dec-07 5:39 pm
17.Defeat Them in Detail: The Divide and Conquer Strategy Look at the parts and determine how to control the individual parts, create dissension and leverage it. Historically people have banded together to defend themselves, deny them this comfort. > >
Flo, 13-Dec-07 5:59 pm
22 for strategy missing from list Know How To End Things The Exit Strategy. Know when you are beat and cut your loses. Know how to win with flair and bring a positive conclusion to the encounter; reducing your opponents in the future. Closure needs > >
Flo, 13-Dec-07 6:21 pm
Last Strategies for previous strategies see Archives or Click original message and all the strategies will be listed at the bottom of original message. 27.Seem to Work for the Interests of Others While Furthering Your Own The Alliance Strategy. Fo > >
Flo, 13-Dec-07 7:02 pm