The art of war / Sun Tzu.

By:

Sunzi, active 6th century B.C

Material type:

TextLanguage: English Original language: Chinese Publication details: [S.l. : s.n., 200?].Description: [114 p.] ; 28 cmISBN:

9781502449375

Subject(s):

Military art and science -- Early works to 1800

DDC classification:

Contents:

Introduction -- Sun Wu and his book -- The text of Sun Tzu -- Apologies for war -- Bibliography -- Footnotes -- Pt. 1. Laying plans -- Pt. 2. Waging war -- Pt. 3. Attack by stratagem -- Pt. 4. Tactical dispositions -- Pt. 5. Energy -- Pt. 6. Weak points and strong -- Pt. 7. Maneuvering -- Pt. 8. Variations in tactics -- Pt. 9. The army on the March -- Pt. 10. Terrain -- Pt. 11. The nine situations -- Pt. 12. The attack by fire -- Pt. 13. The use of spies.

Summary: 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 BC) onward. Though its first translation into a European language was only in 1782, the book's significance was quickly recognized and even such towering figures of Western history as Napoleon and General Douglas MacArthur have claimed it a source of inspiration. Pax Librorum (www.PaxLibrorum.com) now brings readers this highly accessible unannotated edition of Lionel Giles' definitive translation of Sun Tzu's enduring masterpiece.

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Barcode
Books	Marbella International University Centre Library	355 SUN art (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available	11127

Introduction --
Sun Wu and his book --
The text of Sun Tzu --
Apologies for war --
Bibliography --
Footnotes --
Pt. 1. Laying plans --
Pt. 2. Waging war --
Pt. 3. Attack by stratagem --
Pt. 4. Tactical dispositions --
Pt. 5. Energy --
Pt. 6. Weak points and strong --
Pt. 7. Maneuvering --
Pt. 8. Variations in tactics --
Pt. 9. The army on the March --
Pt. 10. Terrain --
Pt. 11. The nine situations --
Pt. 12. The attack by fire --
Pt. 13. The use of spies.

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 BC) onward. Though its first translation into a European language was only in 1782, the book's significance was quickly recognized and even such towering figures of Western history as Napoleon and General Douglas MacArthur have claimed it a source of inspiration. Pax Librorum (www.PaxLibrorum.com) now brings readers this highly accessible unannotated edition of Lionel Giles' definitive translation of Sun Tzu's enduring masterpiece.

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