Fifty One Rules of Klack and War

Fifty One Rules of Klack and War is the latest in a series of books written and expanded by Klack military analysts with similar titles begining with "10 Rules of Klack and War."

The newest rule came about shortly after Captain Horatio Benedict of the USS Memphis and his crew fought gallantly against overwhelming numbers of Shiss and Yamta raiders to protect the Queens Bark.

That rule basically states that "Sometimes there is a need to set aside long standing policies when you find a potential ally fighting a common enemy." After the Klack joined the Union and that book came to the attention of the Imortal Admirals it was added to the informal collection of eight books that were called informally at the time "Captain's Treasure"[1]

Rule 49 is perhaps the most famous "Terrans mad at your society - bad news for it's long term survival.  Terrans mad at your enemies - good news for your society (as long as you don't make them mad at you as well.)"

Many of the concepts found in the "Fifty One Rules of Klack and War" are similar to some found in The Greek and Macedonian Art of War, Sun Tzu's Art of War and Ult Fighting Doctrine. In every case, there is a different reasoning behind why a certain concept can be useful in combat.

[1]The Captain's Treasure concept was introduced to the United Earth Navy around 2200 with only six books. The basic concept was retained by the Union Navy with the addition of two books. A number of titles have been added and removed over time with the concept being formallized and fixed with the 12 of the current 13 titles as part of the changes that swept through the United Stars Military after the first Union Y'All war. The only exception was Translocators Curse or Blessing which was added about fifty years later.