Sun Tzu - The Art of War
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Sun Tzu - The Art of War
Read it today, learned and confirmed a few aspects I had in mind about warfare, might come in handy while Brikwaring. It's funny that a book that is centuries old is still so up to date. I guess war never changes.
I suggest it to you kids and noobs, gives very good and basic information about overall war, like ruling an army, supplying it, commanding it, etc...
Any other ideas on this?
I suggest it to you kids and noobs, gives very good and basic information about overall war, like ruling an army, supplying it, commanding it, etc...
Any other ideas on this?
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why is it that people tell me to read this book on every forum I ever participate in??? ...I must be a violent person. WELL.. the degree of complexity in sun tzu is way higher than in your average brikwar game, because the average brikwar game doesn't account for high or low morale. however, it can still be fun to attempt totake actions as if they were based on realistic principles!
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Yeah, I read it two years ago. I reccomend it.
Also, on the fiction side Slaughterhouse Five and All Quiet on The Western Front are a must.
Also, on the fiction side Slaughterhouse Five and All Quiet on The Western Front are a must.
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It makes a lot of difference which translation you get. I have five on my shelf at home and it's like every one of them is a different book.
I've tried to incorporate different aspects into BrikWars over the years, but I could never get any of the morale and organization effects to be any fun to actually play.
I've tried to incorporate different aspects into BrikWars over the years, but I could never get any of the morale and organization effects to be any fun to actually play.
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I think just directly explaining would make reading it kinda boring.Keldoclock wrote:I read it when I was in third grade or so, my dad gave me a copy.
Interesting book, although the archaic grammar and the Chinese use of metaphor to explain things that could, you know, just be explained is a bit irritating.
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I'm afraid that I found it to be all generic platitudes and obvious maxims. I prefer the medieval Roman military manuals, which are much more practical books. The Strategikon, for example, and the Nikephoros II era manuals, are all really good.
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When the guy who is writing your manuals (Nikephoros II) is called the "Pale Death of the Saracens" by the Arabs then you know he must be doing something right. He's also the guy who retook Crete on his first go, after centuries of the empire failing no matter what it threw at the place.
Maurice Tiberius was pretty good too, and the Strategikon was his.
Maurice Tiberius was pretty good too, and the Strategikon was his.
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