Noun
art of war (plural arts of war)
The numerous strategies and tactics available to military leaders during combat.
The supreme art of war is to subdue the enemy without fighting. Sun Tzu
The art of war is simple enough. Find out where your enemy is. Get at him as soon as you can. Strike him as hard as you can, and keep moving on. Ulysses S. Grant
The whole art of war consists of guessing at what is on the other side of the hill. Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington
Surprise becomes effective when we suddenly face the enemy at one point with far more troops than he expected. This type of numerical superiority is quite distinct from numerical superiority in general: it is the most powerful medium in the art of war. Carl von Clausewitz
You must not fight too often with one enemy, or you will teach him all your art of war. Napoleon Bonaparte
It may safely be asserted that the art of war will soon be reduced to a simple question of expenditure and credit, and that the largest purse will be the strongest arm. William Winwood Reade