The Essential Art of War

Famed Chinese military historian Ralph D. Sawyer presents a newly conceived version of the classic text Sun Tzu's Art of War is the most famous study of strategy ever written and has had an extraordinary influence on the history of warfare. In this new edition, Ralph D Sawyer, the preeminent scholar [...]
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Famed Chinese military historian Ralph D. Sawyer presents a newly conceived version of the classic text Sun Tzu's Art of War is the most famous study of strategy ever written and has had an extraordinary influence on the history of warfare. In this new edition, Ralph D Sawyer, the preeminent scholar and translator of Sun Tzu's masterpiece brings this classic work to a new, uninitiated readership. Using his best-selling Art of War translation as the centerpiece, Sawyer has re-approached every chapter to include an introduction and closing commentary that deliver the key concepts. An introduction to the volume on the relevance of Sun Tzu's teachings, a chronology, historical background on the translation itself, and a bibliographic essay are also included. This clear and compact volume presumes no prior knowledge of the subject and presents only the material that is essential to understanding this text. The Portable Art of War is presented in an attractive hardcover volume with foiled jacket, stamped case, and ribbon marker, in a convenient gift size.