I want to know about any generals who have referred to the Art of war for help. Or if anyone uses it in their normal lives
Thanks
2007-12-10 23:54:58 · 6 answers · asked by Alex C 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Military
Most professionals have Sun Tzu as nothing more than a small part of their library. There have been many other military theorists since then - most of whose writings are more relevant to modern war.
I personally tend to regard people who quote Sin Tzu without also being able to quote, Machiavelli, Jomil, Mahan, Clausewitz, etc - as 'amateurs.'
2007-12-11 05:59:16 · answer #1 · answered by MikeGolf 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Heh, well, there probably won't be too many generals out there who answer this question but as a soldier, enlisted of course the ones who get the job done, and the sort it has influenced my personal thinking and my modus-operandi. Besides, NCOs are the leaders on the battlefield making battlefield deceisions more so than an officer. Not all, but many. Suz Tzu speaks much on tactics and how to use your mind to pin-point an enemies weakness. That can help when you have to physically battle or subdue an enem. You won't see many officers doing that ....
2007-12-11 00:10:42 · answer #2 · answered by spartacusamerican 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Most modern militarys use The Art Of War as the basis for military strategy.
2007-12-11 00:21:18 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
No they don't and Europeans don't have to,because we have enough authorities on that subject;Sun Tzu is an oriental writing for oriental mentality about indirect strategy which constitutes the heart and soul of Asiatic military tradition.(Partians,Turks,Mongols,Afgans).Europeans apply indirect strategy for thousands of years:Alkiviadis,Alexander,Fabius
Bertrand Du Gueslin,William the conqueror,Jomini,and the modern,Basil H. Liddel-Heart,father of armored warfare whose based on the movements of the superb Mongol cavalry..,and the man who apllied Fuller and Lidell-Heart,Heintz Guderian.
2007-12-11 16:40:35 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have read portions of it and I think it has influenced my thinking on certain issues, but I am not a general and I didn't use it much when I was in the service. I do think it makes good reading, but I read it many years ago and would have to re-read it to remember specific things that were written.
2007-12-11 00:04:08 · answer #5 · answered by Warren D 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Colin Powel
certainly not Donald Rumsfeld or dick cheney
my 16 yo brainiac daughter read "Art of War" last year and said, Dad they broke every rule in the book in Iraq!!! LOL
2007-12-11 01:05:44 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋