retreat so advance is the only option. The image comes from legend: a general lands on hostile shores and orders the fleet burned. No evacuation. No fallback. The army...
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retreat so advance is the only option. The image comes from legend: a general lands on hostile shores and orders the fleet burned. No evacuation. No fallback. The army...
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Mental Model
Mental ModelAsymmetric Warfare
ín-ToftWeaker forces use unconventional tactics to neutralize stronger opponents
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Mental ModelBlitzkrieg
rapid attack at the point of greatest vulnerability.
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Mental ModelFabian Strategy
decisive battle to exhaust a stronger opponent through patience.
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Mental ModelFog of War
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Mental ModelMission Command
intent and objectives; leave tactical execution to those closest.
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Mental ModelMutually Assured Destruction
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