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Chapter 11 : Nine Terrains Sun-tzu said: "The strategy for employing the military is [this]: There is dispersive terrain, light terrain, contentious terrain, traversable terrain, focal terrain, heavy terrain, entrapping terrain, encircled terrain, and fatal terrain.' "When the feudal lords...

Chapter 9 : Maneuvering the Army Sun-tzu said: "As for deploying the army and fathoming the enemy: "To cross mountains follow the valleys, search out tenable ground, and occupy the heights. If the enemy holds the heights, do not climb up to engage them in battle. This is the way to deploy an...

Chapter 7 : Military Combat Sun-tzu said: "In general, the strategy for employing the army is this: [From the time] the general receives his commands from the ruler, unites the armies, and assembles the masses, to confronting the enemy and encamping, there is nothing more difficult than...

Chapter 5 : Strategic Military Power Sun-tzu said: "In general, commanding a large number is like commanding a few. It is a question of dividing up the numbers. Fighting with a large number is like fighting with a few. It is a question of configuration and designation. "What enable the masses...

Chapter 3 : Planning Offensives Sun-tzu said: "In general, the method for employing the military is this: Preserving the [enemy's] state capital is best, destroying their state capital second-best. Preserving their army is best, destroying their army second-best. Preserving their battalions is...

Here is the complete book, Chapter 1 : Initial Estimations Sun-tzu said: "Warfare is the greatest affair of state, the basis of life and death, the Way [Tao] to survival or extinction. It must be thoroughly pondered and analyzed. "Therefore, structure it according to [the following] five...

Why is it hard for Pakistanis to accept that there ancestors practised pagan religions (hinduism in their case) before converting to Islam. The whole world was pagan before the advent of modern religions even the arabs.

i was taking about how pakistani punjabis have let this martial race idea into their head and become bad soldiers.

Crimea had russias only warm water ports that why russia had to secure crimea before ukraine turned anti-russia. Russian aims are fulfilled. it wont go for any more ukrainian territory.

I am punjabi myself. I only state the facts. And to what extent do you know about pakistan army ? I suggest you read some books about real wars to get an idea of how it is like at the front before forming any opinions about good or bad soldiers. On basis of my extensive knowledge about pakistan...

Not a bad idea but railway is the most efficient from of transportation. It should be prioritised.

All this martial race idea is bullcrap. There are no martial races. This idea was propagated by the british here in subcontinent for their own benefit. After the 1857 war of independence british wanted to stop recruiting from UP and bengal because it was mainly sepoys from these areas that had...

Part III It has always been the special forte of German military leadership that it relies on commanders at all levels to show initiative and willingness to accept responsibility and does everything in its power to promote such qualities. That is why, as a matter of principle, the 'directives'...

Part II Whenever he was confronted with a decision which he did not like taking but could not ultimately evade, Hitler would procrastinate as long as he possibly could. This happened every time it was urgently necessary for us to commit forces to battle in time to forestall an operational...

One of the most prominent general of WW2 was Erich von Manstein. His comments on Hitler are very valuable when we want to analyse him as a war leader. Manstein in his book 'Lost Victories' writes a whole chapter on Hitler titled 'Hitler as a supreme commander'. I am posting extracts from there...

Agreed FCR needs to be abolished. Tribals have been mishandled and manipulated by pakistan especially to use them against india. btw do you still read one piece?

Homogenization of tribal areas is one of the big problems Pakistan face right now. Tribal militias need to go as well as jirga system. tribals need to accept the administrative and judicial system of pakistan. I would say tribal areas would be a lot less troublesome if only those political...

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Here is something from Encyclopedia of world history, Tensions with Pakistan, especially over the border issue, would characterize postwar Afghanistan’s history. The 1,300-mile border with Pakistan, the so-called Durand Line, had been established by the British decades earlier to divide the...

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