Term

Strategy

The overall design for reaching a goal: not a single move but the whole plan, weighing forces, timing, and circumstances.

The Art of War, Sun Tzu

Explained in

• The Art of War, Sun Tzu
• The Book of Five Rings, Miyamoto Musashi

  the art of achieving the outcome you need, not just winning a single clash

• On War, Carl von Clausewitz

  the plan for winning the entire campaign, not just a single skirmish

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