Required reading for many disciplines and fields today....Sun Tzu was actually a mercenary free agent General who sided with the employer/emperor with the bigger army for him to lead, rather than the Biggest upfront PAYDAY for his services. He knew the Kingdom of Wu would prevail if he lead the armies, after which he could then simply TAKE whatever the fuck he wanted... Smart MoFo.

Clausewitz and Jomini are more current in terms of the wars of the last 200 years, when Politics superceded the previous issues of Simple Survival and resources as Casus Bellae. I also suggest The Curtis Lemay Cold War Collector's scrapbook, "Nuke Em, and then Carpet Bomb their Potato Fields -- My Life as a Warrior of Wetsern Civilization"....

Goddamn it, I'd Piss on a Spark Plug if I thought it would do any good....

Mandrake, do you know what Fluoridation in our Drinking water is? The Russians Only Drink Vodka...



"All Whore-fare is Based on Deception..." i.e. Whores Lie...