This paper will Analyze the case study, "Yom Kippur War: A Case Study in the Use of War in Pursuit of National Policy", and will demonstrate the application the concepts and vocabulary in the resources that help to understand the topic at hand. IN this paper, the study of the this case will include theory of absolute war and the and the ideas of Clausewitz and the affects of the ideology of Sun-Tzu in his application of war. The emphasis on Sun-Tzu will be the knowledge of the enemy and his movements and how this is done in the framework of this case study. 8 pgs. Bibliography lists 2 sources.