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Tilsammen bringer værkerne krigens erfaring tæt på læseren uden at gøre den til en læresætning om taktik.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDe øvrige værker retter blikket mod beslutninger, institutioner og regler:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ci\u003eKrigskunsten\u003c\/i\u003e af Sun Tzu handler om planlægning, fordele og velovervejet brug af magt.\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ci\u003eOm krig\u003c\/i\u003e af Carl von Clausewitz undersøger krigens forbindelse til politiske mål, usikkerhed og vanskelighederne ved at handle.\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ci\u003eFyrsten\u003c\/i\u003e af Niccolò Machiavelli undersøger, hvordan magthavere opnår og bevarer magten, og hvilken rolle våben spiller i styret.\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ci\u003eOm krigens og fredens ret\u003c\/i\u003e af Hugo Grotius undersøger, hvad der kan begrunde krig, og hvilke juridiske og moralske begrænsninger der bør gælde for den.\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHvorfor læse værkerne sammen?\u003c\/b\u003e En hærførers overvejelser ser anderledes ud ved siden af en families tab. 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