When was Tywin’s cunning brilliance actually shown in the book?

It’s been a while since I read the books but I feel like, from memory, Tywin Lannister was portrayed as this cunning and dangerous strategist who basically outclassed his peers.

However everything I remember was either a pretty standard backroom deal or characters just taking about him with almost fearful reverence. Are the actual examples of him pulling off a master stroke outside basically buying off the Freys and Tyrell’s?

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Just Finished My 2nd Rewatch

I just finished watching GOT for the 2nd time and I enjoyed it so much! It’s been a few years since I watched the first time, so I forgot much of what happened. Of course, that made it even better! I just joined this group and I see a lot of you discussing the books. Are those worth reading? I want some insight on your favorite ones and if you think they’ve done a great job so far in comparison to what we’ve seen in both the GOT and HOTD series. I’m looking forward to A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms in January too! Thoughts?

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