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[[File:Sun Tzu portrait.jpg|thumbnail|right|200px|"Invincibility lies in the defense; the possibility of victory in the attack" - Sun Tzu ]]
[[File:Sun Tzu portrait.jpg|thumbnail|right|200px|"Subtle and insubstantial, the expert leaves no trace; divinely mysterious, he is inaudible. Thus, he is master of his enemy's fate." - Sun Tzu ]]
'''Sun Tzu''' (commonly: "Sun Tzu", 孙子, simplified characters; in modern Chinese, the same characters also mean "grandson" with a toneless second syllable) (c. 400 B.C.) was the author of ''The Art of War'', a classic [[Chinese]] treatise on [[military]] strategy. Sun Tzu's strategies and tactics utilize the "Eastern tradition of strategy that emphasizes outwitting an opponent through speed, stealth, flexibility, and a minimum of effort."<ref>[http://www.amazon.com/Seven-Military-Classics-Ancient-including/dp/0813312280 The Seven Military Classics of Ancient China, including The Art of War - Amazon]</ref><ref>[http://www.wzaponline.com/SunTzuClausewitz.pdf Sun Tzu Compared to Clausewitz] by Walter S. Zapotoczny</ref>
'''Sun Tzu''' (commonly: "Sun Tzu", 孙子, simplified characters; in modern Chinese, the same characters also mean "grandson" with a toneless second syllable) (c. 400 B.C.) was the author of ''The Art of War'', a classic [[Chinese]] treatise on [[military]] strategy. Sun Tzu's strategies and tactics utilize the "Eastern tradition of strategy that emphasizes outwitting an opponent through speed, stealth, flexibility, and a minimum of effort."<ref>[http://www.amazon.com/Seven-Military-Classics-Ancient-including/dp/0813312280 The Seven Military Classics of Ancient China, including The Art of War - Amazon]</ref><ref>[http://www.wzaponline.com/SunTzuClausewitz.pdf Sun Tzu Compared to Clausewitz] by Walter S. Zapotoczny</ref>
*"Secret operations are essential in war; upon them the army relies to make its every move."
*"Secret operations are essential in war; upon them the army relies to make its every move."
*"What is essential in war is victory, not prolonged operations."
*"What is essential in war is victory, not prolonged operations."
*""If your opponent is of choleric temperament, seek to irritate him."
*"If your opponent is of choleric temperament, seek to irritate him."
== Notes ==
== Notes ==