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== [[Literature]] ==
* The [[Trope Namer]] is Sun Tzu's ''[[The Art of War]]'', of course. See the page quote. A big part of Sun Tzu's military philosophy is that fighting is a matter of last resort, and that it is far better to win by simply making it impossible for the opposing side to win (and, of course, to ensure they know it).
* Inverted in the ''[[Discworld]]'' book ''[[
** Sun Tzu would approve as well: "If fighting is sure to result in victory, then you must fight, even though the ruler forbid it; if fighting will not result in victory, then you must not fight even at the ruler's bidding."
* The ''[[Foundation]]'' series lives off this trope. The protagonists use historical forces to achieve victory, instead of direct combat.
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