in a nutshell: cortez story of burning his ships is false; they were destroyed but not burned. sun tzu advises a "burn ship" strategy only in desperation. king

in a nutshell: cortez story of burning his ships is false; they were destroyed but not burned. sun tzu advises a "burn ship" strategy only in desperation. king leonidas and his army took on the great persian army to defend greek cities. bottom line, "burn ship" is for older, more experienced people, and youngsters should not be encouraged to do it. very well. but when you are an experienced sage, you have probably built yourself a battleship. for one, it's fireproof. for two, it carries cannons and cruise missiles. for foot soldiers, it still makes sense.