Principles of Galactic Warfare

This is a manual written by a military strategist in the far future, when warfare is conducted on a galactic scale. Important principles are illustrated by parables, taken from our storied future past. A thousand centuries of recorded history have given transhumanity countless examples of success and failure in warfare. Great warriors and statesmen come and go, and some are able to leave their worlds marked by their presence.
Yet, in the long view, certain patterns begin to emerge in the course of transhuman events - patterns that are repeated many times, in many diverse civilizations. These patterns appear, not because of the will of great statesmen, or the power of great warriors, but because of the inherent nature of all known sentient beings, and the constraints imposed by physical reality. The military strategist must understand the patterns in the fabric of history.
This handbook is intended as a practical guide for survival of a civilization, based on knowledge gleaned from long and tragic history. My best seller! Version 2.