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Much of the text is surprisingly general, and even seems like mere common sense at times. Sun maintains the importance of knowing one's enemy and oneself, striking at the enemy's weaknesses with overwhelming force, concealing one's own weaknesses, and the importance of deception. Also covered are how to fight on different types of terrain, the use of fire, and the importance of spies.
 
''The Art of War'' is easily the most well-known military book ever written, and is still one of the most influential. Numerous translations are available, [[The Annotated Edition|most of which include at least a few commentaries and annotations.]] (In fact, without the annotations, introductions and footnotes, ''[[The Art of War (Literature)|The Art of War]]'' is suprisingly short.) It is required reading in many militaries even today, and some Korean and Japanese corporations require their employees to read it and apply its lessons to the world of commerce. Napoleon is believed to have used a French copy as a guide to conquering Europe, and Douglas MacArthur was also influenced by its teachings. It is also required reading in many [[Corrupt Corporate Executive|executive]] [[There Are No Good Executives|business]] courses; make of that what you will. There's even a story in the [[Comic Book]], ''[[The Question]]'', where the eponymous hero and [[Green Arrow]] fight some bad guys while quoting the book throughout.
 
It is available online in several places; [http://www.sonshi.com/learn.html here] is a copy with accompanying discussions. [http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/132 This is the 1910 translation in plaintext], and [http://www.puppetpress.com/classics/artofwar.htm here it is in a pretty PDF.]
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* [[Kansas City Shuffle]]: The most famous line in the book is:
{{quote| "All warfare is based on deception".}}
* [[Kill It Withwith Fire]]: There's an entire chapter devoted to the use of fire, although the last part of this chapter is about "don't fight because of anger".
* [[Know When to Fold Them]]: If the enemy is too strong to face, sometimes it's wiser to bug off and call it a day.
* [[Leeroy Jenkins]]: A more stupidier battle plan doesn't exist. It just gives your enemies a quick victory, and you'll lose plenty of manpower as well as much of your reputation as a tactician.
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