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Title: The Art of War and Deception taken to ridiculous levels.
Review: The tactics of The Art of War is pretty much used throughout the book by many of the warlords.The multiple layers of military deception and feints gets so deep that it creates the oddest strategy of all:Predicting that your enemy will anticipate a trap or deception, and go the obvious route instead.Basically to sum it up.1) China splits up into a dozen warring states and warlords.2) The "Mandate of Heaven" seems to motivate the warlords to continue fighting, thinking it's heaven's wish to eventually reunite China (which probably keeps China from becoming like Europe, with a dozen states coexisting).3) The Art of War is known by nearly all the warlords, all the battles are very tactical.4) If you're interested in Game theory, there are many complicated alliances, breaking of alliances and betrayals between warlords.
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