Ruse de guerre
STRATEGY OR ACT REGARDING USE OF MILITARY DECEPTION
Ruse de guerre (version 2); Stratagem (deception); Ruses of war; Ruse of war
The French , sometimes literally translated as ruse of war, is a non-uniform term; generally what is understood by "ruse of war" can be separated into two groups. The first classifies the phrase purely as an act of military deception against one's opponent; the second emphasizes acts against one's opponent by creative, clever, unorthodox means, sometimes involving force multipliers or superior knowledge.