Stratagem
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Stratagem may refer to:
- Confidence trickConfidence trickA confidence trick is an attempt to defraud a person or group by gaining their confidence. A confidence artist is an individual working alone or in concert with others who exploits characteristics of the human psyche such as dishonesty and honesty, vanity, compassion, credulity, irresponsibility,...
, an attempt to swindle a person which involves gaining his or her confidence - Ruse of warRuse of warA ruse of war, or ruse de guerre, is an action taken by a belligerent in warfare to fool the enemy in order to gain intelligence or a military advantage against an enemy.-Modern history:* American Civil War General George Meade's General Order No...
, an action taken to fool the enemy. - HMS Stratagem (P234)HMS Stratagem (P234)HMS Stratagem was an S-class submarine of the Royal Navy, and part of the Third Group built of that class. She was built by Cammell Laird and launched on 21 June 1943...
, an S class submarine - "Stratagem" (Star Trek: Enterprise), the 66th episode of Star Trek: Enterprise
See also
- StratagemsStratagemsStrategems, the plural of stratagem meaning ruse or, more specifically, ruse of war, features in the title of a number of books:* Stratagems , book by the 1st-century Roman author Frontinus which concerns military stratagems drawn from Greek and Roman history.* Stratagems , book by the 2nd-century...
- a number of books use the plural form in their title, for example Thirty-Six Stratagems, a Chinese work illustrating a series of stratagems used in politics, war, as well as in civil interaction.