The essence of strategy is to strike where the enemy least expects.

敵の思わぬところを突くのが兵法の要諦なり。

Minamoto no Yoshitsune

Military Strategists

Minamoto no Yoshitsune

The brilliant young commander whose daring raids destroyed the Taira clan and ended Japan's first great civil war (1159-1189). Minamoto no Yoshitsune's tactical genius at Ichi-no-Tani, Yashima, and Dan-no-ura was matched only by his political naivety — leading to betrayal by his brother and a tragic death that made him Japan's eternal symbol of the beautiful loser.

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