Civilization might have been spared much of the damage suffered in the world wars this century if the influence of Clausewitz's On War had been blended with and balanced by a knowledge of Sun-tzu's The Art of Warfare. --B.H. Liddel Hart
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If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles. If you know yourself but not the enemy, for every victory gained you will also suffer a defeat. If you know neither the enemy nor yourself, you will succumb in every battle....
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Imagine if Robert E. Lee had withdrawn to higher ground at Gettysburg instead of sending Pickett uphill against the entrenched Union line. Or if Napoleon, at Waterloo, had avoided mistakes he'd never made before. The advice that would have changed these crucial battles was written down centuries bef[...]
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[...]
This publication is an easy-to-read summary of Sun Tzu's The Art of War, a masterpiece on strategy and often referenced by generals and theorists throughout history. The book is not only popular among military theorists, but it has also become increasingly popular among political leaders and those i[...]
It s the perfect meeting of minds. One, a general whose epigrammatic lessons on strategy offer timeless insight and wisdom. And the other, a visual thinker whose succinct diagrams and charts give readers a fresh way of looking at life s challenges and opportunities. A Bronze Age/Information Age marr[...]
The ancient Chinese general Sun Tzu is universally recognized as the greatest military strategist in history, a master of warfare interpretation. This condensed version of his influential classic imparts the knowledge and skills to overcome every adversary in war, at the office, or in everyday life[...]
Twenty-Five Hundred years ago, Sun Tzu wrote this classic book of military strategy based on Chinese warfare and military thought. Since that time, all levels of military have used the teaching on Sun Tzu to warfare and cilivzation have adapted these teachings for use in politics, business and every[...]
Featuring the Chinese text on the left and the English translation on the right, this is a beautifully bound book that would make a unique gift or collector's item.Written in the 6th century BC, Sun Tzu's "The Art of War" is still used as a book of military strategy today. Napoleon, Mae Zedong, Gene[...]
The original and bestselling leadership book! Sun Tzu's ideas on survival and success have been read across the world for centuries. Today they can still be applied to business, politics and life. The Art of War demonstrates how to win without conflict. It shows that with enough intelligence and [...]
Written approximately twenty-five hundred years ago, in a time of political turbulence and great military activity, Sun Tzu's The Art of War has exerted an extraordinary influence on the modern world. People of all persuasions have found inspiration and sound, practical guidance here for any number [...]
Understanding Sun Tzu on the Art of War is both a source and an interpretation of Sun Tzu's Art of War written to clarify Sun Tzu's philosophies on war without compromising the subtlety of thought needed to master them. Readers of this book, from across professional disciplines, will find key advice[...]
Attack your enemy where he is unprepared, appear where he does not expect you.
Sun Tzu's The Art of War has been a vastly influential treatise on military strategy in the east from the time of China's Warring States Period (403-221 Be onward. Though its first translation into a European language was only in 1782, the book's significance was quickly recognized and even such tow[...]
"This book is not for the faint of heart," Andrew Wessels has observed about Ricardas Gavelis's Vilnius Poker, and this is all the more true for Sun-Tzu's Life in the Holy City of Vilnius, the last work the Lithuanian master of the macabre wrote before his sudden death in 2002 at the age of 52. Gave[...]
Sun Tzu was the most famous military scientist and one of the most able commanders in ancient China and Asian warlords and modern leaders as dissimilar as Mao Tse-Tung and General Eisenhower have used his principles to change the shape of the world. It's interpreted here by General Tao Hanzhang, one[...]
It can be said that no greater work on the subject of military theory exists than Sun Tzu's "The Art of War." It is certainly the oldest known book on the subject having been written some 2500 years ago. It has been studied for centuries and the wisdom contained within it is applicable not only to t[...]
Presented in hardcover, this title has been carefully edited and reset in a modern design for greater readability. It includes an introduction, informative notes and a chronology of the writer's life and times to enable the reader to gain a deeper understanding of these enduring works.[...]