tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15636875.post7663963438266482093..comments2023-12-20T08:11:38.858+08:00Comments on The Garden of Forking Paths: Chinese Warfare IIChuang Shyue Chouhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03497292334309793651noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15636875.post-40392723815670205512010-03-30T21:19:51.667+08:002010-03-30T21:19:51.667+08:00Essentially, respect for the people one is trying ...Essentially, respect for the people one is trying to win over, right?Chuang Shyue Chouhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03497292334309793651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15636875.post-39930899893946009932010-03-30T21:14:11.084+08:002010-03-30T21:14:11.084+08:00I have not read Che's book. The main thing I t...I have not read Che's book. The main thing I took away from Mao was the importance of being polite to the populous. Never be rude, always thank them for lodging, wipe your feet, etc. The tactics were very much a mixture of Sun Tzu and Confucian maxims.Timhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07614691324815885803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15636875.post-58021246446618147192010-03-28T09:04:02.749+08:002010-03-28T09:04:02.749+08:00Tim, I have not read that one nor Che Guevara'...Tim, I have not read that one nor Che Guevara's.<br /><br />A great read? Do you think it offers any lessons to the modern counter-insurgency warrior?<br /><br /><br />Have you read the latter? What do you think?Chuang Shyue Chouhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03497292334309793651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15636875.post-27487884689580578222010-03-28T05:19:43.172+08:002010-03-28T05:19:43.172+08:00Have you read Mao's book on guerilla war? It&#...Have you read Mao's book on guerilla war? It's a great read.Timhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07614691324815885803noreply@blogger.com