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==== Outside East Asia ==== The United States' defeat in the Vietnam War, more than any other event, brought Sun Tzu to the attention of leaders of U.S. military theory.<ref name="findarticles.com" /><ref>Interview with Dr. William Duiker, Conversation with [http://www.sonshi.com/duiker.html Sonshi] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240118173816/https://www.sonshi.com/william-duiker-interview.html |date=18 January 2024 }}</ref><ref>Forbes, Andrew; Henley, David (2012). ''The Illustrated Art of War: Sun Tzu''. Chiang Mai: Cognoscenti Books. {{ASIN|B00B91XX8U}}</ref> The [[Department of the Army]] in the United States, through its [[United States Army Command and General Staff College|Command and General Staff College]], lists ''The Art of War'' as one example of a book that may be kept at a military unit's library.<ref>{{cite book | last = Army | first = U. S. | year = 1985 | title = Military History and Professional Development | publisher = Combat Studies Institute | location = U. S. Army Command and General Staff College, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas | id = 85-CSI-21 85}}</ref> ''The Art of War'' is listed on the [[United States Marine Corps|US Marine Corps]] Professional Reading Program (formerly known as the Commandant's Reading List). It is recommended reading for all United States Military Intelligence personnel.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.marines.mil/news/messages/Pages/2005/MARINE%20CORPS%20PROFESSIONAL%20READING%20PROGRAM.aspx|title=Messages|access-date=2 June 2009|archive-date=2 October 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121002035318/http://www.marines.mil/news/messages/Pages/2005/MARINE%20CORPS%20PROFESSIONAL%20READING%20PROGRAM.aspx|url-status=live}}</ref> ''The Art of War'' is also used as instructional material at the [[United States Military Academy]] (commonly known as West Point), in the course Military Strategy (470).<ref>{{Cite web|title=Department of Military Instruction Job Opportunities {{!}} United States Military Academy West Point|url=https://westpoint.edu/military/department-of-military-instruction/job-opportunities|access-date=5 June 2020|website=westpoint.edu|archive-date=12 December 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191212213356/https://westpoint.edu/military/department-of-military-instruction/job-opportunities|url-status=dead}}</ref> It is also recommended reading for Officer cadets at the [[Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst]]. Some notable military leaders have stated the following about Sun Tzu and ''The Art of War'': {{blockquote|I always kept a copy of The Art of War on my desk.<ref>United States Military Posture for FY1989 (Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1989), 5β6, 93β94.</ref> β General [[Douglas MacArthur]], [[General of the Army (United States)|5 Star General]] and [[Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers]].}} {{blockquote|I have read The Art of War by Sun Tzu. He continues to influence both soldiers & politicians.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://leaderonomics.com/leadership/sun-tzu-secrets-success|title=Chinese Military Strategist Sun Tzu Reveals Secrets to Success | Leaderonomics|date=2 February 2018|access-date=12 December 2019|archive-date=7 February 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200207113130/https://leaderonomics.com/leadership/sun-tzu-secrets-success|url-status=live}}</ref> β General [[Colin Powell]], [[Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff]], [[National Security Advisor (United States)|National Security Advisor]], and [[United States Secretary of State|Secretary of State]].}} According to some authors, the strategy of [[disinformation|deception]] from ''The Art of War'' was studied and widely used by the [[KGB]]: "I will force the enemy to take our strength for weakness, and our weakness for strength, and thus will turn his strength into weakness".<ref name="Albats">[[Yevgenia Albats]] and Catherine A. Fitzpatrick. ''The State Within a State: The KGB and Its Hold on Russia β Past, Present, and Future.'' 1994. {{ISBN|0-374-52738-5}}, chapter ''Who was behind perestroika?''</ref>
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