War Strategies, Bonding And Subjective War Mechanisms

War Strategies, Bonding and Subjective War Mechanisms

“The Art of War,” written by Sun Tzu during the 4th or 5th century and first published in China, it is a compilation of principals of warfare and military advices that provide knowledge on how generals should proceed to be successful in wars, and bring honor to their country. Along the 13 chapters, war planning and stratagems, intrapersonal skills in relation to soldiers and enemies, geographical, political and philosophical advices, and codes of conduct are taught. Sun Tzu set rules and lay techniques that emphasize more the philosophies of war than the battles, and he considers the art of war to be “of vital importance to the State.” He gradually builds the tactics so that for each

He values discipline, humility, self-control, secrecy, the ability to adapt and to observe the circumstances that will dictate the next moves. Recognizing one’s strength and weakness, being fair with one’s opponents and having the formation of soldiers treated as individuals guarantee more victories than war equipments could gain, as stated, “if you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles.” Sun Tzu emphasizes the importance of having “combined energy,” which simply is uniting “the energy developed by good fighting men” and using the soldiers as a “round stone rolled down a mountain” to combat the opponent, noticing that the mentioned energy is created at and by the moment. Sun Tzu also implies that the greatest exercise during war it is not the direct combat, but the prudent planning and foreknowledge that “cannot be elicited from spirits; it cannot be obtained inductively from experience, nor by any deductive calculation.” “The general who does not understand [the advantages that accompany variation of tactics] may be well acquainted with the configuration of the country, yet he will

When the common citizen is included, it creates the energy or bonding Sun Tzu mentioned. By engaging ordinary citizens in the State issues, the sense of equality and justice grows stronger, and it benefits the society as a whole. When energy is concentrated among the few experts and privileged, the power becomes centralized and poorly distributed, and is uncapable to adapt to the citizen needs. While pleasing the common people is advantageous for the State because it maintains the government intact, unsatisfied citizens cause division for the State, for they work against it to have their needs