The 33 Strategies of War
New in the bestselling amoral series—a brilliant distillation of the strategies of war that can help us gain mastery in the modern worldRobert Greene's groundbreaking guides, The 48 Laws of Power and The Art of Seduction, espouse profound, timeless less
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Robert Greene lays out thirty-three strategies for handling conflict, from Napoleon and Sun Tzu to Hollywood agents, organized into self-directed war, organizational war, defensive war, offensive war, and dirty war.
No. Robert Greene applies historical military strategies to modern personal, professional, and social conflicts. The book draws on figures from Sun Tzu and Hannibal to Napoleon and Margaret Thatcher.
Reading order does not matter. The two books share Greene's research style and historical case-study approach but cover different terrain. Either is a viable starting point for his work.
The 33 Strategies of War was written by Robert Greene, published in 1998 by Penguin (Non-Classics).
The 33 Strategies of War is 496 pages in standard print editions, though page counts vary slightly between hardcover, paperback, and large-print formats.
At an average reading pace of about 250 words per minute, The 33 Strategies of War takes most readers 7 to 11 hours to finish.
The 33 Strategies of War is a standalone novel by Robert Greene, not part of a series.
The 33 Strategies of War is available in hardcover, paperback, ebook, and audiobook formats from Amazon, Bookshop.org, ThriftBooks, and most major bookstores.