The Art of War Chapter 12: The Attack by Fire (ASMR)

Welcome to the next chapter in my series on The Art of War by Sun Tzu! This chapter in The Art of War is entitled 'the attack by fire', as it is mainly concerned with (you guessed it), fire! A lot of the art of war retains higher more psychological tactical and strategical thinking, but this is where it seriously gets into plain war tactics. Careful or you might get burnt. Hope you enjoy this episode of the art of war! This edition of the Art of War is the 1910 translation by Lionel Giles. This is offered, royalty free from Project Gutenberg. What is the Art of War? Here is an excerpt from the Wikipedia entry (retrieved 10/03/2020): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Art... The Art of War is an ancient Chinese military treatise dating from the Late Spring and Autumn Period (roughly 5th century BC). The work, which is attributed to the ancient Chinese military strategist Sun Tzu ("Master Sun", also spelled Sunzi), is composed of 13 chapters. Each one is devoted to an aspect of warfare and how it applies to military strategy and tactics. For almost 1,500 years it was the lead text in an anthology that would be formalised as the Seven Military Classics by Emperor Shenzong of Song in 1080. The Art of War remains the most influential strategy text in East Asian warfare[1] and has influenced both Eastern and Western military thinking, business tactics, legal strategy, lifestyles and beyond. The book contained a detailed explanation and analysis of the Chinese military, from weapons and strategy to rank and discipline. Sun Tzu also stressed the importance of intelligence operatives and espionage to the war effort. Because Sun Tzu has long been considered to be one of history's finest military tacticians and analysts, his teachings and strategies formed the basis of advanced military training for centuries to come. The book was translated into French and published in 1772 (re-published in 1782) by the French Jesuit Jean Joseph Marie Amiot. A partial translation into English was attempted by British officer Everard Ferguson Calthrop in 1905 under the title The Book of War. The first annotated English translation was completed and published by Lionel Giles in 1910.[2] Military and political leaders such as the Chinese communist revolutionary Mao Zedong, Japanese daimyō Takeda Shingen, Vietnamese general Võ Nguyên Giáp, and American military general Norman Schwarzkopf Jr. have drawn inspiration from the book. What does ASMR Mean? Autonomous sensory meridian response (ASMR), sometimes auto sensory meridian response, is a tingling sensation that typically begins on the scalp and moves down the back of the neck and upper spine. A pleasant form of paresthesia, it has been compared with auditory-tactile synesthesia and may overlap with frisson. ASMR signifies the subjective experience of "low-grade euphoria" characterized by "a combination of positive feelings and a distinct static-like tingling sensation on the skin". It is most commonly triggered by specific auditory or visual stimuli, and less commonly by intentional attention control. A genre of videos which intend to stimulate ASMR has emerged, of which over 13 million are published on YouTube (Wikipedia, 2020). Its basically a tingly and relaxed feeling you get, caused by certain cues we call in the community 'triggers'. Citations Wikipedia (2020). Retrieved on 11/03/2020 from: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autonom...