Ah, but Baldemort, such absolutely classic reading has several layers as well, and profound resonance throughout life. I initially scorned Sun Tzu as a teenager when, spying it on the rack at the bookstore was filled with some revulsion at the small print on the back cover about how it was "the high-powered executive's best friend, a must for jockeys of the boardroom" or some such. It was only later that I came to love it and realize it was something so much more. It all started with a question "What's happening on the other side?" Essentially broadening my horizons to start thinking of reading diverse literature about everyday interactions about the social spheres. It may help one to (that old adage) "know your enemy". Oftentimes you will find they weren't enemies at all, so to study absolute strategy classics like this may help one to suss out bad people, and inure one to their machinations! I particularly enjoy Sun Tzu, and also, this would be a fantastic little hop-skip to the island of Japan and the famous warrior and author Miyamoto Musashi and his book of strategies, "The Book of Five Rings" another classic that would absolutely electrify and synergize with a reading from you? Nicolo Machiavelli's "The Prince", too! Not to mention the way these may help any of us unaquainted with, on the tabletop! Forgive this listener for being long winded. Thank you, Baldermort, fantastic reading! *Relaxing, entertaining, and informative!*
The Inundation hoping to get the prince done sooner or later and will definitely see if I can get my tongue around the five rings. Lol. I better buy another copy. :). And yes. It was all the rage in the eighties. The film Wall Street etc. Sigh. I can’t comment further on that without delving into politics which I never do here. Sorry. :(. Thanks for listening and sharing your thoughts brother. ;).
Oh, it absolutely is! The relationship between power and speed has been termed *Dromocracy* by some dusty Continental (from the old greek word dromos, for race course/avenue). Empires rise and fall and are in large part governed by *speed*, take for instance Jaghatai's historical namesake, their horseback MASTERY allowed the speed of...no, not their warriors, fearsome as they may be, but speed of communication on the battlefield to forces! After those empires one, the speed of the trade routes they formed allowed speed of gathering diverse resources and people! Anyway, forgive long reply. Cheers, friend 👊
@@TheInundation Like any maxim, it's only THE maxim until you look at it hard enough. I'm not certain that speed of Mongol tactical battlefield communication from one side of a battlefield to the other was necessarily any more important than being an entirely professionalized and drilled army fighting those who are not. I'm not sure that it was more important than being a version of a cavalry steppe army fighting armies not used to fighting them. (it's difficult for non-steppe cavalry armies fighting them even when they have experience doing it) I'm also not certain what you think the Mongols did to speed trade routes that had been existence for centuries; they made them more secure and inviolable and some effectiveness is emergent from this, but that's not really the same thing. They arranged their conquered states primarily around providing logistics and infantry to deployed professional armies, which may appear to be some sort of generic +10% speed upgrade to a supply route but is simply an emergent phenomenon from actually considering logistics and supply to be an integral part of warfare and not an afterthought. The logistics of a steppe horse army in many cases is also far simpler to supply in many ways; Mongol armies could be fed, clothed, and partially equipped from the horses their armies were composed of; they rode their supplies and their army ate grass.
@@Dadecorban I'm not quite sure what you are saying here, haha, forgive me, friend. I was not speaking as if it even *were* LAW. Multiplicities of essences coexist constantly. Speed is essential to every one of your arguments. Fantastic facts, though, which I greatly appreciate, and I don't see how your argument, frankly, contradicts mine? It seems as though you say "You're wrong" and then in your reply arrive at the end...by proving me right? 👊 Cheers, man, for real.
Gengis Khan most assuredly used cavalry well, but the peoples of the Eurasian Steppe have always fared well against the armies of settled peoples going back to Scythians or further, but they were always bad against walled cities. What set Gengis Khan apart was his ability to incorporate the strength of the conquered into his own, and favoring merit over nobility.
"Let your plans be dark and impenetrable as night, and when you move, fall like a thunderbolt" End Quote ! Written around the 6th century BC, couldn't think of a better narrator than yourself.
The "little red riding hood" is a tau propaganda material: the little red simbolizes people, the wolf - the Imperium, and the hunter - the greater good.
Ben George I could only find one. My Google fu is weak. ;). Twi....... wash your mouth out with amasec!!!! Sparkly, grumble, sparkly! Mutter. Ffs. Mutter grumble. :).
@@Baldermort Mine too! Hey Baldemort, stay smart, stay safe and whatever you do, find a bit of time for fun today too. Thank you for the wonderful videos
Ekter will do brother. Looking forward to cranking out lots at the present and enjoy it immensely. So plenty of fun. Thank you for your concern brother. But do make sure you do too, sir. ;).
Astonishing book. I always feel chills when I read it. I feel that we can look to the Art of War, even when not in times of war. The rules and teachings can be applied to everyday civilian life, I feel. Thank you for this reading.
Ok, just imagine how hard it would be to play any kind of wargame with the guy whose voice you associate with the art of war. Splendid use of psychological warfare.
Is it by the grace of the God Emperor that you decided to give us this gift my lord?? I shall go to work with a wide smile while listening to this thank you my lord
LOL! Just brother, always. You do something waaaay more important than I do. :) Just to relax people. I butcher it, but it was supposed to be mega relaxing. Its stressy out there, so a bonus bedtime story to help people switch off. :)
Phew. GLad people see it for what it is - just light time killing and relaxing stuff. Thank you so much for being so kind. It is very appreciated indeed brother Glamorgan. ;)
If Sun Tzu played 40K he would bring 5000 points to a 1000 point match, use D6 with only sixes on them and steal the opponents models when no one was looking. I bet this is what his opponents felt like he was doing :p Sun Tzu, the father of cheaters and greifers.
One would've thought the Codex Astartes to be longer, yet in this one hour video you can hear everything so beautifully! Thank you for this, Brother. Hope you do more readings soon!!
You read a toothpaste label, I will listen. But Baldermort, should you ever care to read history (you already mentioned fiction), mythology, etc; I'm pretty sure you will have an audience.
Well, if I ever need a break from warhammer one day a week I;ll give it a go. :) Thank you for listening to my ramblings. Its very appreciated indeed brother Joy. :)
@@Baldermort Likewise, deeply appreciated, sir. Although calling it ramblings is understating it, like saying "the fall of the Eldar was due to a lack of consent".
Ah, a wonderful break from the usual delightful fair, and a personal favorite of mine. "What is important is victory, not a prolonged conflict." A lesson basically lost in modern times.
Throw your soldiers into positions whence there is no escape, and they will prefer death to flight. If they will face death, there is nothing they may not achieve.- Sun Tzu
1:54 septanalysis elements 5:31 the whole point 8:43 the greater point 10:27 squad goals 12:08 pentapoint victory 13:50 sword or shield 15:36 elements of the art 17:00 force leverage
Gold. The Art of War is a eternal classic. If you someday desire to do another narration of a classic, I sugest another etenal classic, only less know: "The art of prudency". The art of Prudency is a colection of short philosofical reflections of Baltazar Gracian. Kind remembers the stile of Sun Tzu, but have a broader aim, is about the ways to achieve sucess on live. The art of War, The Prince, and The art of prudency are rare xemples of pratical, no bulshit, philosofy.
Nothing more important than a good night's sleep. Thank you for trelating that brother Crimson. I hope you are looking after yourself out there. I hope to get a few more 'sleep prop' things done soon. I know people are a bit worried, so I felt that if I could make even one person sleep better it would be an achievement. :)
The supreme art of war is to subdue the enemy without fighting -🦠 ....appear weak when you are strong, and strong when weak.... in the mist of chaos there is also opportunity.
I read this book in high school and again in my twenties. This is the first time I 'get it '. Perhaps we can do a little quantum mechanics next? I've always struggled with that subject as well.
@@Baldermort haha. Well, it is a text I enjoy. I've already read it a couple times: it was one of my father's favorite, and since I wanted to emulate him I tried reading it when I was 13 the first time.
Nil Kafi very glad to hear it. All of it. It’s very short without the bumph but very deep. Well, I think so anyways. But it’s my equivalent of a sleep tape thingy if anyone is stressed. I read it as calmly and slowly as I can to aid that. Damned boringly done on purpose. :).
@@Baldermort Well, I listened to it, and I loved it. Didn't feel like it was boring. I felt like you've put the right amount of gravitas to a text of this calibre. I've send it to friends that also read the book. I'm hoping that one day you'll read Machiavelli's The Prince to be honest XD Anyway, great work :) Thanks, and cheers
A wonderful addition to your work, mate. I’ve been reading this and promised myself I would wait until I finished with the text, before enjoying the audio version. You did not disappoint. I think I may add this to my Favorites, just so I can refresh my understanding from time to time.
"If fighting is sure to result in victory, then you must fight! Sun Tzu said that, and I'd say he knows a little more about fighting than you do, pal, because he invented it, and then he perfected it so that no living man could best him in the ring of honor." Some say these ancient words are what Guilliman himself based the Codex Astartes off of.
Oh my fucking sweet Lord Jeebus.......I think I might love you Baldy. I have been enjoying your videos for a few weeks now, but have only just come across this gem. I love your style and delivery, and am looking forward to listening to this. Thank you.
"Know the enemy and know yourself." The Alpha Legion know this tenet exceptionally well. Not only does the Imperium not know the Alpha Legion's strength and location, it doesn't even know its own strengths when fighting them, thanks to the former's extensive usage of misinformation and sabotage.
The Alpha Legion doesn't know themselves though. Half the Legion are Traitors, the other half are loyalists, but nobody knows which side is which. Sometimes they don't even know they are apart of the Alpha Legion.
Bofa Dee none taken! I was just playing along. But this one is specifically designed to knock brothers out. I have trouble sleeping, so thought it might help others. Nothing more. :).
This is awesome, thanks for recoding this! I always wanted to read this book so this is perfect. I would love if you were to read Lord of the Rings one day.
@@Baldermort Thank you for this video, it's really nice to have awesome videos like yours in these times, they are a fantastic respite and always entertaining!
Ah, Sun Tzu; the men who's predicted the defeat of The American in Vietnam. One of his memorable quote is "The Supreme art of meme is to subdue the enemy without Shitposting" by Sun Tzu (probably) P.s there is also a song called Art of War by Sabaton and I highly recommended it.
Well done! A great divergence to mix things up and your voice is suited to it. If you had some more content like this, say readings of Machiavelli, i’de tune in every time. Great for drives or painting sessions!
Very very good. Dude, I often use your videos for noise to help me sleep. I love that you have read this, like I love it, for real! I kind of want to see you turn into "baldermort" though. i don't know anything about youtube, but i love listening to you! i just wanna heat this and Warhammer but i never wanna see you have people commenting like "this isn't Warhammer" idk how to word that...
I know what you mean., I listen to other sites to sleep as well. Scorching insomnia at times, so I designed this one to be as relaxing as is possible. Slow, steady, to aid sleep. Its so damned important. Especially now when people are so stressed out. Its only an hour odd, so I thought it might help even a couple of people. I do know what you mean. RUclips is viciously difficult for new people like me now, but I like to think that if it doesn;t disrupt the three vids a week then noone can complain about extras eh? :) Thank you for listening and taking the time to comment and share your thoughts brother. :)
@@Baldermort Awesome man, I'm glad you heard me right :) keep up the good work, I think you're helping more people than you realise. I'll try and like share and comment as much as possible :)
Yes, someone from Warhammer reworded one of Master Sun's ideas. Because every truism of war you can EVER discover was already recorded in one book thousands of years ago.
Ahhh the Great Sun Tzu. Surpised I've missed this for so long. I do love The Art of War. You're practically daring me to finally get a Passport, so I can come throw Greenskins at you 😅
I don't know if you've ever played the Empire Management Strategy Game "Star Trek: Birth of the Federation". It has Flavor cutscenes for each faction (Federation, Kingon, Romulan, Cardassian, and Ferengi) to get you in the mind of the faction you'rr playing. Each of these Cutscenes have bits of Sun Tzu woven into them. My favorite is the Ferengi one. "There is no Substitute for Success. Superior Numbers are often as good as Superior Technology. In the end, any Victory is better than any Defeat."
I am hoping to do some. But copyright is a hurdle. So it may be ancient and eclectic. But as bonuses only. Never to replace general viewing, if that makes sense. : )
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A boredom buster or seclusion aid, nothing more. If this doesn't make you want to chill out and drop off, I really don't know what would.
Anything you read in your dulcet tones makes us want to chill out and drop off
Ah, but Baldemort, such absolutely classic reading has several layers as well, and profound resonance throughout life. I initially scorned Sun Tzu as a teenager when, spying it on the rack at the bookstore was filled with some revulsion at the small print on the back cover about how it was "the high-powered executive's best friend, a must for jockeys of the boardroom" or some such. It was only later that I came to love it and realize it was something so much more. It all started with a question "What's happening on the other side?" Essentially broadening my horizons to start thinking of reading diverse literature about everyday interactions about the social spheres. It may help one to (that old adage) "know your enemy". Oftentimes you will find they weren't enemies at all, so to study absolute strategy classics like this may help one to suss out bad people, and inure one to their machinations! I particularly enjoy Sun Tzu, and also, this would be a fantastic little hop-skip to the island of Japan and the famous warrior and author Miyamoto Musashi and his book of strategies, "The Book of Five Rings" another classic that would absolutely electrify and synergize with a reading from you?
Nicolo Machiavelli's "The Prince", too!
Not to mention the way these may help any of us unaquainted with, on the tabletop!
Forgive this listener for being long winded.
Thank you, Baldermort, fantastic reading!
*Relaxing, entertaining, and informative!*
Great to fall asleep to
but home is nowhere___ sweet dreams brother. :)
The Inundation hoping to get the prince done sooner or later and will definitely see if I can get my tongue around the five rings. Lol. I better buy another copy. :).
And yes. It was all the rage in the eighties. The film Wall Street etc. Sigh. I can’t comment further on that without delving into politics which I never do here. Sorry. :(.
Thanks for listening and sharing your thoughts brother. ;).
“Just play marines lol” - Sun Tzu, The Art of War
ROFL!!!! :)
Lol
"Speed is the essence of war."
*Jaghatai Khan wants to know your location*
Oh, it absolutely is! The relationship between power and speed has been termed *Dromocracy* by some dusty Continental (from the old greek word dromos, for race course/avenue).
Empires rise and fall and are in large part governed by *speed*, take for instance Jaghatai's historical namesake, their horseback MASTERY allowed the speed of...no, not their warriors, fearsome as they may be, but speed of communication on the battlefield to forces! After those empires one, the speed of the trade routes they formed allowed speed of gathering diverse resources and people!
Anyway, forgive long reply. Cheers, friend 👊
@@TheInundation Like any maxim, it's only THE maxim until you look at it hard enough. I'm not certain that speed of Mongol tactical battlefield communication from one side of a battlefield to the other was necessarily any more important than being an entirely professionalized and drilled army fighting those who are not. I'm not sure that it was more important than being a version of a cavalry steppe army fighting armies not used to fighting them. (it's difficult for non-steppe cavalry armies fighting them even when they have experience doing it) I'm also not certain what you think the Mongols did to speed trade routes that had been existence for centuries; they made them more secure and inviolable and some effectiveness is emergent from this, but that's not really the same thing. They arranged their conquered states primarily around providing logistics and infantry to deployed professional armies, which may appear to be some sort of generic +10% speed upgrade to a supply route but is simply an emergent phenomenon from actually considering logistics and supply to be an integral part of warfare and not an afterthought. The logistics of a steppe horse army in many cases is also far simpler to supply in many ways; Mongol armies could be fed, clothed, and partially equipped from the horses their armies were composed of; they rode their supplies and their army ate grass.
@@Dadecorban I'm not quite sure what you are saying here, haha, forgive me, friend.
I was not speaking as if it even *were* LAW. Multiplicities of essences coexist constantly. Speed is essential to every one of your arguments. Fantastic facts, though, which I greatly appreciate, and I don't see how your argument, frankly, contradicts mine? It seems as though you say "You're wrong" and then in your reply arrive at the end...by proving me right?
👊
Cheers, man, for real.
Gengis Khan most assuredly used cavalry well, but the peoples of the Eurasian Steppe have always fared well against the armies of settled peoples going back to Scythians or further, but they were always bad against walled cities. What set Gengis Khan apart was his ability to incorporate the strength of the conquered into his own, and favoring merit over nobility.
@@EloquentTroll and?
“All war is based on deception” classic Alpha legion.
CREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEED!!
This is Alpharius and I approve this message.
MostlyJovial what about your brother Omegon?
"And remember dear listener , just have .....fuuuun " Sun Tzu.
Brother, you could read the iHop menu and you’d have a rapt audience.. Thank you for reminding us that Sun Tsu thought about life more than war.
Thank you for your patience and kindness, brother Kesner, as always. :) :) :)
lmfao for real tho
A very true statement, was having trouble putting it into words myself.
"don't believe everything you read on the internet" - Sun Tzu -
BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH. That had me in stitches! :)
"When in doubt, fix bayonets!"
- Sun Tzu
Our Universe's Codex Astartes.
Yeah
You mean the first draft?
A co- WOT? ey bpyz, i tink i found a beakie!! WAAAAGGGHHH
"Let your plans be dark and impenetrable as night, and when you move, fall like a thunderbolt" End Quote ! Written around the 6th century BC, couldn't think of a better narrator than yourself.
there comes the time everyone within the art of war or fantasy war or scifi war has to read this piece of work, thx for making it "easier to digest"
Brother you could read "little red riding hood" and make it sound good. Like the different type of video very interesting
Just something relaxing for anyone in seclusion or needing sleep. :)
The "little red riding hood" is a tau propaganda material: the little red simbolizes people, the wolf - the Imperium, and the hunter - the greater good.
Boldemort: “and remember to play for fun.” Also Boldemort: “I present the worlds first guide for being a competitive gamer.”
Maybe the second best reading of the art of war online. You could read twilight and we would lap it up.
Ben George I could only find one. My Google fu is weak. ;).
Twi....... wash your mouth out with amasec!!!!
Sparkly, grumble, sparkly! Mutter. Ffs. Mutter grumble. :).
@@Baldermort the art of war, still.. a better love story than twilight. Also, its the best guide. it was my go to when learning to play poker.
The best Total War Warhammer campaign tutorial I've ever listened to.
WOW! I have never looked at it that way. I really wish I had more time to play WHTW. Favourite game of all time. :)
@@Baldermort Mine too! Hey Baldemort, stay smart, stay safe and whatever you do, find a bit of time for fun today too. Thank you for the wonderful videos
Ekter will do brother. Looking forward to cranking out lots at the present and enjoy it immensely. So plenty of fun. Thank you for your concern brother. But do make sure you do too, sir. ;).
Astonishing book. I always feel chills when I read it. I feel that we can look to the Art of War, even when not in times of war. The rules and teachings can be applied to everyday civilian life, I feel. Thank you for this reading.
"Feed on the enemy"
Flesh tearers : say no more
LOL!!!!!! :)
A very competent reading of The Codex Astartes. Carry on Chaplain.
Ok, just imagine how hard it would be to play any kind of wargame with the guy whose voice you associate with the art of war.
Splendid use of psychological warfare.
I often listen to your videos while trying to sleep, and this is definitely going to help. Thank you brother
I never knew I needed this until I saw this
Is it by the grace of the God Emperor that you decided to give us this gift my lord?? I shall go to work with a wide smile while listening to this thank you my lord
LOL! Just brother, always. You do something waaaay more important than I do. :)
Just to relax people. I butcher it, but it was supposed to be mega relaxing. Its stressy out there, so a bonus bedtime story to help people switch off. :)
Best Sun Tzu narration ever!
Is it my birthday and no one told me? This is my favorite book ever, read by one of my favorite narrators ever. Thank you.
Bro you are saving lives in this lockdown period, couldn’t be a better cure for boredom, thanks for the work!
Phew. GLad people see it for what it is - just light time killing and relaxing stuff. Thank you so much for being so kind. It is very appreciated indeed brother Glamorgan. ;)
How did you know I am currently reading this?
Truly the Emporer protects Brother.
If Sun Tzu played 40K he would bring 5000 points to a 1000 point match, use D6 with only sixes on them and steal the opponents models when no one was looking.
I bet this is what his opponents felt like he was doing :p
Sun Tzu, the father of cheaters and greifers.
I love the Art of War, you have made it far greater, thank you very much Brother Boldermort
“If fighting is sure to result in victory then you must fight!”
One again brother baldermort delivers!
One would've thought the Codex Astartes to be longer, yet in this one hour video you can hear everything so beautifully! Thank you for this, Brother. Hope you do more readings soon!!
Perfect birthday present - cheers Brother Baldermort!
Happy birthday brother! Sorry things are out of action and locked down during your special day, but do try to have as much fun as you can. :)
@@Baldermort Thank you, very kind of you indeed :) - That I shall good sir!
You read a toothpaste label, I will listen.
But Baldermort, should you ever care to read history (you already mentioned fiction), mythology, etc;
I'm pretty sure you will have an audience.
Well, if I ever need a break from warhammer one day a week I;ll give it a go. :) Thank you for listening to my ramblings. Its very appreciated indeed brother Joy. :)
@@Baldermort Likewise, deeply appreciated, sir. Although calling it ramblings is understating it, like saying "the fall of the Eldar was due to a lack of consent".
That was brilliant Boldermort. I've always been interested in reading Sun Tzu. I'm going to be listening to this a few times like I do with Dorn
"The Art of War" by Commander Puretide read by Baldemort your faithful servant
LOL! Someone said I should convert it to warhammer, but that would be a mammoth task. Sorry. Just a flat reading as a bonus. :)
Yea, that would require a ton of work, but this bonus is really nice indeed
@@Baldermort they'd probably just consider it heresy because it doesn't mean throwing yourself at the enemy like an idiot.
@@TheKlink hence why its referenced towards the Tau. The ones that already seemingly operate as the Art Of War recommends.
Still one of my all time favorite videos.
Masterpiece! And contemplation of words in the calm of the true understanding is not soporific!!! You're the best.
Anyone else think this was running in a loop well the Emp was cooking up the 1st Primarch (El'Jonson)
The others just got bits and pieces.
Ah, a wonderful break from the usual delightful fair, and a personal favorite of mine.
"What is important is victory, not a prolonged conflict." A lesson basically lost in modern times.
A change to the norm of 40k lore, been a while since I read this so heres my model painting listening for today
Throw your soldiers into positions whence there is no escape, and they will prefer death to flight. If they will face death, there is nothing they may not achieve.- Sun Tzu
1:54 septanalysis elements
5:31 the whole point
8:43 the greater point
10:27 squad goals
12:08 pentapoint victory
13:50 sword or shield
15:36 elements of the art
17:00 force leverage
Lol. Fair.
Not your usual fare, but I'll give it a listen. Thanks again!
Purely for the bored. Sorry. Something better up tonight. :)
Gold.
The Art of War is a eternal classic.
If you someday desire to do another narration of a classic, I sugest another etenal classic, only less know:
"The art of prudency".
The art of Prudency is a colection of short philosofical reflections of Baltazar Gracian. Kind remembers the stile of Sun Tzu, but have a broader aim, is about the ways to achieve sucess on live.
The art of War, The Prince, and The art of prudency are rare xemples of pratical, no bulshit, philosofy.
I just found this on your channel. I love that you picked this classical text for us thank you very much
Amazing initiative, thank you Boldemort!
Thank you for listening, brother Turbian. :)
Wont lie. Your voice helped me fall asleep. For that I thank you. Also for keeping my boredom at bay.
Nothing more important than a good night's sleep. Thank you for trelating that brother Crimson. I hope you are looking after yourself out there. I hope to get a few more 'sleep prop' things done soon. I know people are a bit worried, so I felt that if I could make even one person sleep better it would be an achievement. :)
The supreme art of war is to subdue the enemy without fighting -🦠 ....appear weak when you are strong, and strong when weak.... in the mist of chaos there is also opportunity.
ive always wanted to read this book and listening to you read it with that awsome voice of yours is perfect for this... bucket list item checked off ✔
Please, honoured scribe, give us the Book of Five Rings. I dearly enjoy your work.
I agree with all the others, you could read anything and it would be sublime, if you ever wanna read more epic stuff like this that would be awesome.
Wow, I was just talking about this book. I've been meaning to read it at some point!
Its short for a tract, but very relaxing. :) I really hope you enjoy it. :)
I read this book in high school and again in my twenties. This is the first time I 'get it '. Perhaps we can do a little quantum mechanics next? I've always struggled with that subject as well.
Erm, ouch. Physics is certainly not my strong suit. Quantum shielding? :)
I think it should be passed into law, that all audiobooks must be narrated by this man.
Oh this is going to be amazing. I'll listen to it at work. Thanks :)
Might want to set alarms. It knocked me out in 5 minutes and I had to listen to myself. lol . :)
@@Baldermort haha. Well, it is a text I enjoy. I've already read it a couple times: it was one of my father's favorite, and since I wanted to emulate him I tried reading it when I was 13 the first time.
Nil Kafi very glad to hear it. All of it. It’s very short without the bumph but very deep. Well, I think so anyways. But it’s my equivalent of a sleep tape thingy if anyone is stressed. I read it as calmly and slowly as I can to aid that. Damned boringly done on purpose. :).
@@Baldermort Well, I listened to it, and I loved it. Didn't feel like it was boring. I felt like you've put the right amount of gravitas to a text of this calibre. I've send it to friends that also read the book. I'm hoping that one day you'll read Machiavelli's The Prince to be honest XD Anyway, great work :) Thanks, and cheers
This.is.AWESOME! I shall repost on Facebook!
10/10, do the Prince by Macheville next.
I was looking at that. Its a bit more wordy than you would think, like a tongue twister. But I will try to give it a go soon. :) :)
@@Baldermort If I ever get any of my books done you will be the first person I call to do the audio book version of it.
Commander Daniel Cousland an honour, brother. An honour.
Good luck. I hope the create juices flow!!!! :)
Amazing idea my dear friend, thank you once again for your awesome content..Stay well, you make my commute bearable!!
Seriously I can't believe how amazing ur channel is!!! The content is always spot on 👌 stay safe brother.
Thank you brother. It should be relaxing. You too. Be wise and be happy. High mood helps resistences. :) :)
Would love to hear your rendition of "The Prince" by Machiavelli or anything else you intend to do. Love your work, and your voice even more.
A surprise, to be sure, but a welcome one!
Excellent choice.
A wonderful addition to your work, mate. I’ve been reading this and promised myself I would wait until I finished with the text, before enjoying the audio version. You did not disappoint. I think I may add this to my Favorites, just so I can refresh my understanding from time to time.
"If fighting is sure to result in victory, then you must fight! Sun Tzu said that, and I'd say he knows a little more about fighting than you do, pal, because he invented it, and then he perfected it so that no living man could best him in the ring of honor." Some say these ancient words are what Guilliman himself based the Codex Astartes off of.
I've been meaning to read this for years, it's definitely wetted my appetite, cheers baldy;)
Quite unexpected. Thank you Baldermort. o7
Looks over his shoulder for the Inquisition. *phew*
Hope it helps chill you out, brother Brown. Thanks for taking the time to comment brother. :)
Understand your enemy and know your own limitation, win every time.
Superbly done my dear narrator! Was such a pleasure to listen to you reading one of my favourite books.
Awesome job on the video! So when will you be reading us the entire Horus Heresy series?
Keep up the great work! 👍
Why does everything you read turns into an awesome storytelling, asmr like.. Must be your voice..
I have a modern copy of this book. Thank you so much for doing a reading! Something to listen to in your unique vocal style while I feel ill :)
Ger better soon, brother. :)
Doing my best in that regard, and this has been helping, thank you :)
Oh my fucking sweet Lord Jeebus.......I think I might love you Baldy. I have been enjoying your videos for a few weeks now, but have only just come across this gem. I love your style and delivery, and am looking forward to listening to this. Thank you.
Read this before but it is great to hear you read it nonetheless. Keep this up my brother, got that steam train moving now.
This was a good enlightenment of tactics that hasn't changed. Maybe next Machiavelli's The Prince
Well I know what I’m listening to when I go to bed tonight
apreciate this a lot do more its nice to listen to books ive meant to read from one of my favorite voices
Know thy self know thy enemy a thousand battles a thousand victories - sun tzu
Know thy enemy?
The inquisition would like a word
Well, to be fair, he didn;t know the word of the God Emperor at the time. :) :)
Knowledge from the age of terra will require further investigation by order hereticus... know thy enemy sounds like a radical... ;)
"Know the enemy and know yourself."
The Alpha Legion know this tenet exceptionally well. Not only does the Imperium not know the Alpha Legion's strength and location, it doesn't even know its own strengths when fighting them, thanks to the former's extensive usage of misinformation and sabotage.
The Alpha Legion doesn't know themselves though. Half the Legion are Traitors, the other half are loyalists, but nobody knows which side is which. Sometimes they don't even know they are apart of the Alpha Legion.
I could probably happily listen to you read toilet paper commercials without complaint.
Its close to that. Do not operate heavy machinery while this one is on. :) :)
DID SOMEBODY SAY TOILET PAPER!?!? GRAB IT BEFORE ITS GONE!!!
John Doe *dives on brother Dee for last bog roll*.
Lol i meant no offense brother. Just stating that i throughly enjoy all your content. ^.~
Bofa Dee none taken! I was just playing along. But this one is specifically designed to knock brothers out. I have trouble sleeping, so thought it might help others. Nothing more. :).
Do you think there are still records preserved about this book in the 40k?
The art of WAAAGH
LOL!!! Skender.
Brother Thearch, yes. But its all interwoven into the Codex Astartes anyway. :)
This is awesome, thanks for recoding this! I always wanted to read this book so this is perfect. I would love if you were to read Lord of the Rings one day.
Well, LotR we will get to at one stage. Lol. :)
Thank you for listening, as always, brother Bohdan. : )
@@Baldermort Thank you for this video, it's really nice to have awesome videos like yours in these times, they are a fantastic respite and always entertaining!
Thanks for doing this. I love this book and the book of 5 rings by Musashi.
Ah, Sun Tzu; the men who's predicted the defeat of The American in Vietnam. One of his memorable quote is
"The Supreme art of meme is to subdue the enemy without Shitposting"
by Sun Tzu (probably)
P.s there is also a song called Art of War by Sabaton and I highly recommended it.
Well done! A great divergence to mix things up and your voice is suited to it. If you had some more content like this, say readings of Machiavelli, i’de tune in every time. Great for drives or painting sessions!
Very very good. Dude, I often use your videos for noise to help me sleep. I love that you have read this, like I love it, for real!
I kind of want to see you turn into "baldermort" though. i don't know anything about youtube, but i love listening to you! i just wanna heat this and Warhammer but i never wanna see you have people commenting like "this isn't Warhammer" idk how to word that...
I know what you mean., I listen to other sites to sleep as well. Scorching insomnia at times, so I designed this one to be as relaxing as is possible. Slow, steady, to aid sleep. Its so damned important. Especially now when people are so stressed out. Its only an hour odd, so I thought it might help even a couple of people.
I do know what you mean. RUclips is viciously difficult for new people like me now, but I like to think that if it doesn;t disrupt the three vids a week then noone can complain about extras eh? :)
Thank you for listening and taking the time to comment and share your thoughts brother. :)
@@Baldermort Awesome man, I'm glad you heard me right :) keep up the good work, I think you're helping more people than you realise.
I'll try and like share and comment as much as possible :)
"I am Alpharius. You." - Sun Tzu's mysterious last words.
With a voice like yours I could read the phone book amd be interesting
"Get armed or Get farmed"
-Sun Tzu
Got to say i apprechiate a solid peice of philosophical litterature presented like this ^^ Thanks!
A most welcome surprise. Think perhaps there was an ancient copy of it in Malcador's little treasure trove?
Have to wonder if Robut Guillimen simply rediscovered this record.
Yes, someone from Warhammer reworded one of Master Sun's ideas. Because every truism of war you can EVER discover was already recorded in one book thousands of years ago.
Badass 👌👍
Good call brother!
Ahhh the Great Sun Tzu. Surpised I've missed this for so long. I do love The Art of War.
You're practically daring me to finally get a Passport, so I can come throw Greenskins at you 😅
I don't know if you've ever played the Empire Management Strategy Game "Star Trek: Birth of the Federation". It has Flavor cutscenes for each faction (Federation, Kingon, Romulan, Cardassian, and Ferengi) to get you in the mind of the faction you'rr playing. Each of these Cutscenes have bits of Sun Tzu woven into them. My favorite is the Ferengi one. "There is no Substitute for Success. Superior Numbers are often as good as Superior Technology. In the end, any Victory is better than any Defeat."
"All warfare is based on deception."
Alpharius would like to know you location.
I expect he should know it already.
Prof. Luigi yeah but he needs to pretend he doesn’t for the element of surprise
Good to see you’re reading the prototype for the codex astartes, will you do more off topic books in the future?
I am hoping to do some. But copyright is a hurdle. So it may be ancient and eclectic. But as bonuses only. Never to replace general viewing, if that makes sense. : )
Once you have read this a few times, you start spotting errors that people make and gain new understanding of the book.
This is super cool mr mort
Thanks brother Nathan. Nice bedtime story. :)
Whoa, that's unexpected. Thank you.
Ahhh, Tsun Tzu.... Like the Omnisiah of War in his wisdom sometimes... that or the Messiah of Gork... Eh both work
Yes, they do. :) ;)
Its mork the brutal and cunning
@@markschuler7384 Nah git. It's Gork who's brutally cunning