The White Flag Principle

How to Lose a War (and Why)

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The White Flag Principle

How to Lose a War (and Why)

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Nearly 40 years ago, contemplating a dogfight between Israeli and Syrian jets, Shimon Tzabar got to thinking about how war works. The result is a crystal-clear, at times funny inversion of such classics as Sun-Tzu’s The Art of War. Readers find the facts on why often — almost always, in major conflicts throughout history — victory is not all it’s cracked up to be. Practical advice is offered as well, such as what to do if you’re in danger of winning, and how to surrender in the midst of a firefight. This new illustrated edition of the 1974 original includes updated information on the latest international conflicts, and confirms the timelessness of the White Flag Principle.

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English
Pages
183

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Cover of: The White Flag Principle
The White Flag Principle: How to Lose a War (and Why)
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Paperback in English - Second Edition edition
Cover of: The White Flag Principle
The White Flag Principle: How to Lose a War (and Why)
2002, Four Walls Eight Windows
Paperback in English
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Sefer torat ha-mapalot veha-tevusot ha-shalem: Ketsad le-natseah bile-hafsid
1995, Am oved
Unknown Binding in Hebrew
Cover of: The White Flag Principle
The White Flag Principle: How to Lose a War and Why
1973, Simon and Schuster
in English
Cover of: The White Flag Principle
Cover of: The white flag principle
The white flag principle: how to lose a war and why
1972, Allen Lane, The Penguin Press
in English

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Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references and illustrations.
Originally published: London: Allen Lane, The Penguin Press, 1972.

Published in
New York

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
355.02
Library of Congress
U21.5 .T98 2002

The Physical Object

Format
Paperback
Pagination
vii, 183 p. :
Number of pages
183

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL3567031M
Internet Archive
whiteflagprincip0000tzab_n2m3
ISBN 10
1568582595
ISBN 13
9781568582597
LCCN
2002044788
OCLC/WorldCat
52238324, 51306009
Library Thing
1219368
Goodreads
1523298

Work Description

Focuses on the advantages of being defeated in war and explains strategies and tactics designed to insure military disaster.

The White Flag Principle was written in London, in English, in 1968-69, and was published in London (Allen Lane, The Penguin Press), New York (Simon & Schuster), Paris (Denoel) in 1972, and in Italy (Bompiani) in 1975. In his memoirs Shimon writes at length about the inception of the book, the meticulous research he carried out for writing the book in the British Library, the process of writing and its reception.

Unexpectedly, the book had a second life in the 1990s when Gilad Atzmon introduced it to his literary agent (The Susijn Agency). Subsequently the book was translated into several languages and was re-published in USA (2002), Germany (2003), Holland (2004), Greece (2003), Japan (2003), Denmark (2002) and Spain (2005). However, for Shimon, the publication of the book in Hebrew, in Israel, in 1995 was particularly significant. The book (in English) has been purchased by the CIA library, and is on the reading list of at least one US military academy.

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