The 33 Strategies of War (Animated) 

You lack the last strategy : 34) If everything else failed, run.

“Stay strapped or get clapped” -George Washington (probably)

I plan to conquer the world so this was very helpful.

Instructions unclear, I tried to invade Russia in the winter

Miyamoto's duel is a hilarious read. The duel was scheduled to begin on an a beach at a specific time. Miyamoto was four hours late. The other guy was frustrated, and felt further disrespected when Miya's weapon was a rowing oar. Miyamoto deleted the guy.

I like how he pronounces everything in its native origin language(pronunciation of blitzkrieg, napoleon etc.) and then just says Pope Leo eks intead of the tenth lmao

Comments: 10% cheers 10% german and french names 80% warhammer inquisition

"I hear you're a pretty good warrior! Hang on lemme put my oar down" *Pushes your boat away* This to me was just so hilarious

watched this for strategy games 10/10 would do again

That last quote sent shivers down my spine

"Everyone has a plan until they get punched in the face" - Mike Tyson

"The art of war is to win without bloodshed or the use of force... The minimum necessary use of violence." Aw dang it. So charging a light cavalry forces head on into a much larger group of un-dead zombies isn't a good idea? Shot down in the first 6 seconds of the video. O well, I'll just film it anyway.

(1) Declare War on Your Enemies (2) Do Not Fight the Last War 1:05 (3) Amidst the Turmoil of Events, Do Not Lose Your Presence of Mind (4) Create A Sense of Urgency 2:21 (5) Avoid The Snare of Groupthink (6) Segment Your Forces (Surround The Enemy) (7) Transform Your War into a Crusade (Lead by Example, Deus Vult) 5:16 (8) Pick Your Battles (9) Turn The Tables 6:07 (10) Create a Threatening Presence Feed your enemies paranoia (11) Trade Space for Time 8:35 (12) Lose The Battles But Win The War (12a) Think ahead (13) Know Your Enemy (14) Overwhelm Resistance with Speed & Suddenness (15) Control The Dynamic (15a) Be Assertive (16) Hit Them Where it Hurts (17) Defeat Them In Detail (18) Expose and Attack Your Enemy’s Soft Flank 12:17 (19) Envelop The Enemy. Trap Him (20) Maneuver Them Into Weakness (21) Negotiate While Advancing (22) Know How To End 14:10 14:46 (23) Weave a Seamless Blend of Fact & Fiction (24) Take The Line of Least Expectation (25) Occupy The Moral High Ground 16:43 (26) Deny Them Targets (27) Seem to Work for the Interests of Others While Furthering Your Own (28) Give Your Rivals Enough Rope To Hang Themselves (29) Take Small Bites

“All warfare is based” - Sun Tzu

Strategy without tactics, is the slowest path to victory. Tactics without strategy, is noise before defeat. -Sun Tzu, The Art of War.

It's important to bear in mind that there was NO such thing as a unified Blitzkrieg doctrine or plan. It was the opportune outcome of a combination of decentralized strategies including armored pushes, paratroopers, heavy machine gun use, and medium tactical bombing - all of which proved to be insufficient and obsolete within just 5 years.

2:07 -- Whoa! Whoa! Whoa! Hold it right there... Did I miss something in my history classes? When did Nelson defeat the Danish Navy... with nukes?

23:02 " When I was a young man, I had liberty but i did not see it. I had time, but I did not know it I had love, but I did not feel it. " -Ezio Auditore De Firenze

The beauty of this list is that it applies to so much more than war. Sports, office politics, art, etc. Great video.

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2:12 [inhales] *INQUISITOR!*

When you put Leonidas command and effort as a Pyrrhic victory you fail to mention that Leonidas was essential to level up the morale of the greeks since a lot of corrupt greek politicians were purchased by the persian gold. Leonidas role in Thermopylae was crucial to ignite the spark of a joint effort in the greeks... and to victory of the greek cause in the end of the greek-persian war.

10:00 who did Genghis Khan fight? And why is he not named? Is it Lord Voldemort? 😂

I'd love to see you go more in depth into Mastery, as you did with 48 Laws. I credit Mastery with most of my success and hold it in much higher esteem than any other of Green's works. His latest, Laws of Human Nature, is also very very good (As I'm sure most watching this are aware.) I'd rate it as number 2 as of now, but I've only read through it once so far.

"As you are I was, as I am you will be" Wow! Very profound! This is good study material. Many of these strategies can be used as principals to succeed by as individuals. Not necessarily only for those who wage war.

Whoever you are who can't sleep tonight, is tired or sad, believe that there will be tomorrow that will light up your beautiful days. You just need to endure a little more, a little more, and a little more ... Thank you for being patient, thank you for being able to survive. And as you read this, promise yourself that you will be able to get through your toughest days in the future. Promise to keep smiling, no matter how you are ... You deserve to be happy :)

Wow, the last statement of the monk was mindblowing powerful.

Hey congrats on the perfect pronouciation of german and french words! :) Oh and by the way: Well done video!

ive been studying a lot of chess in my spare time (it keeps my brain involved but is more gamelike than studying pharmacology and pharmacotherapy) and I think a lot of these can be applied to chess 2) playing main lines makes it easy for your opponent to have preparation against your game. 3) This one feels obvious for anyone who has had their king surrounded by a queen, knight, and rook, only to find an unguarded forced mate or cheeky back-rank mate. when your back is against the wall, take a deep breath and look for the best move. 4) play every game for the mate. 5) GM Daniel Nardiowsky will tell you to always question your presuppositions about what moves you "can" and "cant" make. then again, GM Ben Feingold will tell you to always retreat, so maybe the answer is somewhere in between 6) it's important to know when to fight on the queenside, when to break in the middle, and when to push on the kingside 8) pawn-grabbing can get you trapped. 9) even from a losing position, you can find a win by exploiting an aggressor's overextension 10) use the momentum to keep your opponent on their back feet. you being more active will force them to be more passive. 11) space for time is basically how you play most black defenses. 12) sacrifices and gambits can be devastating 13) preparation. I have a friend who always plays the london as white and the closed sicilian as black. I have gotten very good at lines against the london and the grand prix against the closed sicillian 14) gambits 15) always be in control of the action on the chess board. zugzwang is literally a chess term 16) target weaknesses in your opponent's positions and let it unravel before you 17) draw/push their peices to one side, then break open the other 18) again, know the weaknesses in your opponent's position and apply pressure until they crack. 19) mating nets 20) this is basically the point of chess 21) dont offer a draw when you're down 5 points and looking down the barrel of a mate in 5. 22) convert winning positions 23) draw your opponent's focus to one side, then strike on the other while they're in auto-pilot: you might catch them hanging a piece 24) again, playing non-main lines will catch your opponent unprepared more often than playing the clean main line 26) dont overextend and create weaknesses in your own position 28) let your opponent overextend and crash upon your stronger defenses. 29) sometimes settling for a free minor piece or stronger position is better than chasing the king or queen around the board and creating weaknesses in your own position 30) penetrate their defenses. be annoying. it will cause your opponent to make mistakes 32) sometimes it's best to draw back and prepare for a cheeky tactic 33) watch your opponent's position unravel after taking a crucial weak pawn that defended a knight that defended a bishop that was holding a safe spot for the queen.

Nice one, for mentioning Grandmaster Bokuden! His art/style of swordsmanship is legendary, it was called "Mutekatsu Ryu". After, more than a decade of studies & practice on this material, I actually applied it to my own techniques and understanding of swordsmanship, which I call "Katsujin-Ken Mutekatsu-Ryu" - "The Movement-art of the life-giving Sword" Because, a real sword master defeats his opponents without using the sword. And if he does not use the sword, it gives life to man."

Who else has their first War tomorrow? Wow im really excited!!

By the Emperor heresy of chaos

You know, I'm something of a military genius myself.

1:04 Who knew all these years my mom told me and my brothers this, it was never about being crude or having manners when guests were over…she was teaching us the art of warfare.

IF FIGHTING IS TO BE ASSURED IN VICTORY THAN YOU SHALL FIGHT... SUN TZU SAID THAT!

5:03 Get Rid of the Black Sheep *Puts Kool-Aid* I haven't seen anyone acknowledge that.

Where have you been bro. i'm 22 and i'm an entrepreneur, this channel have helped me made some of the best decisions and choices. you basically changed my life bro. I intend to meet you one day.

That last quote was heavy

This is how you teach. Period.

#3 "...But if you pull a stunt like that again, I'll court-martial you, or I'll promote you." Deep Space 9.

The perfect advice concerning both wars without and wars within, glad to know you're back!

That unknown Monk is real? I need more of his teachings.

For every rule there's a situation where you have to break it. No plan survives first contact, so you have to be adapable & be willing to challenge past assumptions.

Man never stop this.. Your content has an important part in my life and in my thinking process. Glad to have you back... Keep dropping these.. I'll the one supporting 👍

Well now when WW3 is here, why not

Absolutely the best illustrated collection of war strategies laid out in a method that can be easily understood without being dry

Most important rule of them all: Have nukes. (But seriously, why is this being recomended to me? Am I fighting a freaking war tomorrow ?)

Glad to see you back, I really appreciate the quality over quantity of your videos

Hell yeah man!! Been waiting for you to upload this specific video for years now. Thanks so much! And welcome back!

13:16 In bird culture we call it "A dick move".

#28 is my favorite, mastering patience, cognitive thinking, and good overall observational skills makes it work flawlessly.

I have no idea how often I said something like: "Guys, you are in the same team!"

Wow. These are really well done and thought provoking. I feel like I've always wanted more and I'm not talking about material wants. I feel like I really need time to chew on a few of your videos I've watched, but that's a necessary and solid positive step towards self-improvement. I think the different perspectives offered through your channel are going to be one of the key steps to help me reach my next level. I also really enjoy your animations. Thanks for your work, you've earned my sub.

22:36 *Abstergo would like to know your location.*

"Dont attack a fortification head on, attack from within" someone should have told Wellington that with his pension for Escalades

You back man, damn! I had thought that you gave up on this illacertus channel. Glad to see you back

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Accumulating knowledge and memorizing strategies is a worthwhile endeavor. However it all becomes irrelevant without wisdom, which is the ability to apply it successfully.

"sniff sniff" do i smell a crusade "picks up cross""clears throat" DEUS VULT

Amazing video. I love this! I look up to your channel a lot.

A very helpful video, I’ll keep this video in my back pocket as I become lord supreme

Excellent video. The last one is why I love the Michael Jackson song, ‘Man in the mirror’ One thing. Maintaining a healthy level of integrity along with a presence if mind is vitally important for one to balance so many complex strategies intuitively.

Love the last quote, kind of reflects my life in a way. The thing is that I'm young and so if I can change myself to be better then I can help those around me. It becomes more complicated than that but it's a start towards the right direction.

3:48 "Avoid the Snake of groupthink" seem to me more like avoiding to have only people who think like you...

You channel is honestly better than any history class. So glad you're uploading again ^^

You know it's nice to have the theory at hand, especially when given proper examples. Though the trick will always be to execute the theory, especially to know which of these, at times contradictory, stratagems can be applied.

the end brings me to tears

Good to see you're back with that good stuff. I'm really glad you've stuck with quality over quantity. keep it up man, and take your time doing it!

2:12 Inquisitor. I would like to report a heretical symbol in this video.

I appreciate that you worked in the entropy symbol into step #3 as you mentioned chaos

Well made! I really liked how you portrayed everything with the knowledge you put down.

16:15 Leo X is pronounced "Leo the Tenth".

Great video, art, facts, analogies and examples and very impressive your pronunciation and articulations of such wide variety of cultures. Easy decision to subscribe.

These are incredible, thank you!

Excellent!! Thanks for posting.

One of the most underrated chanels I saw on RU-vid

Dope. Only 3 minutes in and i already know i will have to watch again to fully remember everything.

Don't give up, brotha! You've helped me with valuable information. Keep at it and you'll be the best you in no time ( if you're not doing it already).

This is amazing, i‘ll remember to rewatch it from time to time!

6:37 "In history defenders are more often victorious than attackers" Show Natives Americans, who were defenders but lost to attackers

This video was more useful and more truthful than entire course of history in my 11 years experience in school

This video is pure gold.

That quote gave me goosebumps damn.

Thanks for giving us an excellent summary of this very thick and difficult book to read. I've read it three times. Watching this video is a lot easier.

Thanks for the great video

I've printed out and laminated that last animation slide to put up in my office area. A great video and one that I've showed to our leadership team since it's so applicable in so many ways in business.

Very Excellently Chosen and Done..

watched the whole video a couple days ago, helped me win a internet argument I was engaged in

"Do not be intimidated by Chaos." The inquisition approves this video.

This is excellent. Thank you!

Remarkable. A lot to remember. Decades to understand. Lifetimes to implement properly.

Im really surprised to see how flawlessly you did all those voiceovers along with your animated figures. I mean one has to go through greene's 33 strategies thoroughly to be able to make this type of rich valuable content. Great work buddy, PLEASE don't stop uploading, its been 7 months since your last upload. I WILL SUPPORT YOU TILL THE VERY END

Sun tzu says "do not interfere with an army that is returning home"and "do not pursue an army that simulates flight" >:o

This was an amazing video. The applications are endless.

Excellent closing quote!

The quote from the monk is by far the most powerful point in the video.

I play a lot of strategy games and i've found that I use a lot of these without hearing them. I think that's proof that these work, because it is a developed method.

Last minute is awesome..)/* Thanks for sharing your knowledge and wisdom so freely..) this world needs altruism of this magnitude. Crystalization of something.. can't tell what it is yet..)/*

The last quote is so great.