Sun Tzu

The Art of War (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Preserved in China for more than 2,000 years before it was brought to the West by the French, this compact little book is widely regarded as the oldest military treatise in the world. Rumored to have been used by Napoleon in his campaigns to conquer Europe, it today retains much of its original merit. American officers read it closely during World War II. The Japanese army studied the work for decades, and many 20th-century Chinese officers are said to have known the book by heart. More recently, it has also been viewed as a valuable guide to competing successfully in business.
Stressing the importance of attacking your enemy when he is unprepared and scheming to discover his plans, the author advises avoiding the strong and striking at the weak, and using spies for every kind of business. Principles of strategy, tactics, maneuvering, and communications, the treatment of soldiers, the importance of strong troops and well-trained officers, and the administration of rewards and punishments all have a modern ring to them.
A valuable guide to the conduct of war, this classic of military strategy is indispensable to military personnel, history enthusiasts, and anyone intrigued by competition and rivalry.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Apa Publications
• Seitenzahl: 96
• Erscheinungstermin: 7. März 2012
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780486130613
• Artikelnr.: 44151549

Autorenporträt

Victor Mair is a graduate of Dartmouth College, the School of Oriental and African Studies at the University of London, and Harvard University. He is professor of Chinese language and literature at the University of Pennsylvania and is the founder and editor of Sino-Platonic Papers, an academic journal that examines diverse aspects of Chinese language, script, and culture, paying particular attention to historical relationships with other societies in Eurasia. For the past two decades, he has led a major international investigation of the Bronze Age and Early Iron Age peoples of Eastern Central Asia, a project that has resulted in numerous publications and several films. His Columbia books include The Columbia Anthology of Traditional Chinese Literature and The Columbia History of Chinese Literature.

Inhaltsangabe

Foreward by Arthur Waldron
Preface
Principles of Translation
Guide to Pronunciation
Key Terms
List of Abbreviations
Precis
Introduction
Chapter 1. Initial Assessments
Chapter 2. Doing Battle
Chapter 3. Planning for the Attack
Chapter 4. Positioning
Chapter 5. Configuration
Chapter 6. Emptiness and Solidity
Chapter 7. The Struggle of Armies
Chapter 8. Nine Varieties
Chapter 9. Marching the Army
Chapter 10. Terrain Types
Chapter 11. Nine Types of Terrain
Chapter 12. Incendiary Attack
Chapter 13. Using Spies
Appendix. The Pseudo-Biography of Sun Wu
Notes
Bibliography
Index