Operational art, joint operations, and multinational operations. The art of war is of vital importance to the state. In these pages, giap highlighted the history of occupation in vietnam over the centuries, and its inability to withstand crushing colonial forces. He was a chinese military general who helped the king holu capture the city of ying, bringing about the fall of the chu state in 506 b. Sun tzu sun wu the life of sun tzu sun tzu came from the state of qi and lived during the spring and autumn period of chinese history 770 bc 476 bc.
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