The White Flag Principle

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.

Description

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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Other Editions

• The White Flag Principle: How to Lose a War (and Why)PaperbackFour Walls Eight Windows2002-01-01
• The white flag principleAllen Lane, The Penguin Press1972-01-01
• The White Flag PrincipleSimon & Schuster1972-01-01
• The White Flag PrincipleSimon and Schuster1973-01-01
• Sefer torat ha-mapalot veha-tevusot ha-shalemAm oved1995-01-01
• The White Flag PrinciplePaperbackFour Walls Eight Windows2003-02-01