text: A 1993 History of this topic, which rejected the rational view of it, was written by John Keegan.
full_question: A 1993 History of this topic, which rejected the rational view of it, was written by John Keegan. Afrequently-read summary of this activity by a subordinate of Michel Ney named Baron Jomini wasoutmoded by a book which described the differences between expectations and reality as "friction." Anearly treatise about this thing puts "desperate ground" at the end of a list of Nine (*) Situations. The ideathat this practice is "the continuation of politics by other means" was put forward in the 19th century by Carl vonClausewitz, whose writings reacted to the rise of its "total" form. The maxim "Know your enemy, and you shallknow yourself" comes from a text about it. For 10 points, name this type of organized violence whose "art" wasdescribed by Sun Tzu
first_sentence: A 1993 History of this topic, which rejected the rational view of it, was written by John Keegan.
raw_answer:  warfare [or military operations; prompt on military strategy or military tactics