Stratagems
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Strategems, the plural of stratagem
meaning ruse or, more specifically, ruse of war
, features in the title of a number of books:
Stratagem
Stratagem may refer to:* Confidence trick, an attempt to swindle a person which involves gaining his or her confidence* Ruse of war, an action taken to fool the enemy.* HMS Stratagem , an S class submarine...
meaning ruse or, more specifically, ruse of war
Ruse of war
A ruse of war, or ruse de guerre, is an action taken by a belligerent in warfare to fool the enemy in order to gain intelligence or a military advantage against an enemy.-Modern history:* American Civil War General George Meade's General Order No...
, features in the title of a number of books:
- StratagemsStratagems (book)Stratagems is a work by Frontinus, a collection of examples of military stratagems from Greek and Roman history, ostensibly for the use of generals...
(Latin: Strategemata), book by the 1st-century Roman author Frontinus which concerns military stratagems drawn from Greek and Roman history. - Stratagems (Greek: Στρατηγηματα), book by the 2nd-century Macedonian author PolyaenusPolyaenusPolyaenus or Polyenus vs. e]]; , "many proverbs") was a 2nd century Macedonian author, known best for his Stratagems in War , which has been preserved. The Suda calls him a rhetorician, and Polyaenus himself writes that he was accustomed to plead causes before the emperor...
which concerns military strategems. In common with Frontinus' work (see above), the title is sometimes given as Strategemata. - Stratagems of the Warring States, English title of a Chinese book compiled between the 3rd to 1st centuries BCE. Alternative English titles include Strategies of the Warring States.
- Thirty-Six Stratagems, English title of a Chinese book concerning stratagems which have military and civil applications.