art of war

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When gunpowder arrived and the emerging nation-states rendered obsolete the old art of war dominated by feudal lords entrenched in their castles.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 2026

It’s offering to teach our species the meaning of life; we want the art of war.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 18, 2025

During his time in the air force, he was tasked with setting up the School of Combat Cameramen - an institution which aimed to train military personnel in the art of war photography.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2024

Sun Tzu’s book seems perpetually useful because it’s a work of philosophy as much as tactics, and it suggests that the real art of war is not to have to go to war.

From New York Times • Jan. 2, 2020

And meanwhile the art of war has remained almost stationary for thirty or forty years.

From "1984" by George Orwell