Images Donate icon An illustration of a heart shape Donate Ellipses icon An illustration of text ellipses. The Art of War Item Preview. EMBED for wordpress. Want more? Advanced embedding details, examples, and help! Reviewer: Yeti - favorite favorite favorite favorite favorite - July 3, Subject: Deep fundamentals I had studied military history and played wargames real deal, war college style for a couple of decades before reading Sun Tzu.
So for me a lot of the text came across as all too obvious common sense. But this text provides insights beyond physical tactics and historical interest and has earned its durable international reputation: Sun Tzu wrote about battlefield strategy, but also about campaign strategy, the economics of warfare, and the motives and morale of both soldiers and the politicians whose directives initiate war.
This particular translation includes useful commentary referencing a variety of ancient commentaries, and draws comparison to more recent i. Civil War referents. Anyone who wants to understand both literal warfare and "moral equivalents to war" would be well served to study this text and dwell in particular on whatever parts seem counter-intuitive or nonsensical: That's where a given reader will find challenges and rewards. As a lifelong pacifist, I make it my business to study war with grim determination.
The time to lay down that sword and shield and "study war no more" is when we arrive "down by the riverside. Five star rating because the scale does not go any higher.
Reviewer: peter gossner - favorite favorite favorite favorite favorite - March 8, Subject: The Art Of War Seems most reviews here on this work are just about formatting or some such.
This book, this work, is an English translation of recovered snippets of ancient Chinese script found on bamboo strips a couple of thousand of years old. So don't expect simple clarity, on a first read : None the less it still contains eternal truths guidelines and wisdoms.
If I were setting up a backup up archive on say Mars this would be one of the texts I would would have engraved into the quantum level fabric of the data store : A great treasure for all of humanity.
War , like it or not is a part of our continuum and this book is eventually about how to NOT do it. If you must do it do it well and efficiently. Know your enemy, know yourself and know your environment. In peace time prepare for war.
This book is the most influential military text in East Asia to date and is as old as 5 th Century BC. Start Reading this blockbuster book today. The first one is laying plans which talk about planning for war before it begins. The next chapters are about actually waging war and attacking strategies which will help you win. The following chapters then talk about using your army and playing on the weak points of the opposition along with using your strong points to get an upper hand.
Tzu also focuses on the variation in tactics to chose the best one that works. Use of spies and attack by fire are also chapters in which both these attacking strategies are discussed in detail. The Art of war epub is one of the best books about military strategies.
From beforehand planning to actual war plan on the field, this book has it all. The strategies can also be used off the field as the book teaches one how to outsmart their enemy and not let the situation go to physical combat. The lessons in the book can also be used in corporate strategy and Japanese businesses actually make it compulsory for their executives to read this book.
Sn Tzu was a Chinese military strategist , general and philosopher. He lived during the Spring and Autumn period of ancient China.
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