Sublime

Never contend with a Man who has nothing to Lose;

Napoleon’s definition of a military genius was, “The man who can do the average thing when all those around him are going crazy.”

This is the concept of leading by example. But it also embodies the ancient precept that killing the enemy is not honorable unless the warrior places himself equally in harm’s way—and gives the enemy an equal chance to kill him.

À la grande époque des conquérants, l’art de la guerre pouvait rapporter gros avec des dégâts minimes. À la bataille d’Hastings, en 1066, Guillaume le Conquérant prit le contrôle de toute l’Angleterre en un jour au cours d’un affrontement qui lui coûta quelques milliers de morts. Les armes nucléaires et la cyberguerre, en revanche, sont des technol

Properly organized and led, ordinary men could defeat skilled warriors who fought as individuals or as small bands. The classic example of design in battle strategy, one that is still studied today, is Hannibal’s victory over the Roman army at Cannae in 216 B.C.

Someone somewhere once said that business is war without bullets, and I tended to agree.

Their concern was not to annihilate their rivals, but to achieve security and predominance within clearly defined spheres of influence. Their population resources were a good deal more limited than their wealth, and so their weapons were small professional mercenary armies, the activities of which were related to the needs and intentions of the sta