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Originally posted by Airbornelawyer
A leader shapes and is shaped by his environment. Mao knew his enemies, knew his own forces and knew the battlefield. He knew his Sun Tzu as well as his Marx (since Marx' military ideas were Clausewitzian and Clausewitz drew from Napoleon and as a junior officer Napoleon read the French Jesuit missionaries' translation of the Art of War, the circle is complete).
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I love it when the circle gets closed. Other half says "you are the sum of your experinces." I say "you go with what you know." It's the same thing, only he's more eloquent. I agree with the lawyer on Mao.
I'm not so sure about Ho and don't enough to even open my mouth about Giap.