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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447471720723525326.post-55286687510430779142023-09-27T06:51:00.000-04:002023-09-27T06:59:25.760-04:00Talking Strategy: S4E1: Subotai the Valiant: Genghis Khan’s Master StrategistS4E1: Subotai the Valiant: Genghis Khan's Master StrategistTalking StrategyThe credit for successful military campaigns often goes to the senior commander, when in fact, the brilliance of the operation and the planning happened at much lower levels of the organisation. This is the case with Subotai (1175 – 1248), Genghis Khan's leading general. Veteran and military historian Dr Angelo Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447471720723525326.post-76358270799690071702023-09-04T20:34:00.004-04:002023-09-04T20:41:31.674-04:00China Understands "Whoever rules the waves rules the world." 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