The Art of War is an ancient Chinese military treatise dating from the Late Spring and Autumn Period (roughly 5th century BC). The work, which is attributed to the ancient Chinese military strategist Sun Tzu ("Master Sun", also spelled Sunzi), is composed of 13 chapters. Each one is devoted to …
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The Art of War is an ancient Chinese military treatise dating from the Late Spring and Autumn Period (roughly 5th century BC). The work, which is attributed to the ancient Chinese military strategist Sun Tzu ("Master Sun", also spelled Sunzi), is composed of 13 chapters. Each one is devoted to a different set of skills (or "art") related to warfare and how it applies to military strategy and tactics. For almost 1,500 years it was the lead text in an anthology that was formalized as the Seven Military Classics by Emperor Shenzong of Song in 1080. The Art of War remains the most influential strategy text in East Asian warfare and has influenced both Eastern and Western military thinking, business tactics, legal strategy, lifestyles and beyond. The book contained a detailed explanation and analysis of the Chinese military, from weapons and strategy to rank and discipline. Sun also stressed the importance of intelligence operatives and espionage to the war effort. Because Sun has long been considered to be one of history's finest military tacticians and analysts, his teachings and strategies formed the basis of advanced military training for millennia to come. The book was translated into French and published in 1772 (re-published in 1782) by the French Jesuit Jean Joseph Marie Amiot. A partial translation into English was attempted by British officer Everard Ferguson Calthrop in 1905 under the title The Book of War. The first annotated English translation was completed and published by Lionel Giles in 1910. Military and political leaders such as the Chinese communist revolutionary Mao Zedong, Japanese daimyō Takeda Shingen, Vietnamese general Võ Nguyên Giáp, and American military general Norman Schwarzkopf Jr. have drawn inspiration from the book.
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- LibraryThing key:
- 70021
- BNF ID:
- 144097742
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The Art of War
Paperback, 172 pages
English language
Published Oct. 26, 1988 by Shambhala.
- ISBN:
- 978-0-87773-452-9Copied ISBN!
- OCLC Number:
- 5534318821
The Art of War
Paperback, 62 pages
English language
Published July 30, 2017 by ROCKLAND PR.
- ISBN:
- 978-1-62910-211-5Copied ISBN!
The art of war
Paperback, 114 pages
English language
Published Feb. 24, 1991 by Shambhala, Distributed in the U.S. by Random House.
- ISBN:
- 978-0-87773-537-3Copied ISBN!
- OCLC Number:
- 27938862
The Art of War
Paperback, 457 pages
English language
Published June 9, 2003 by Shambhala.
- ISBN:
- 978-1-59030-054-1Copied ISBN!
The art of war.
197 pages
English language
Published Oct. 7, 1963 by Oxford University Press.
- ISBN:
- 978-0-19-501540-9Copied ISBN!
- OCLC Number:
- 308201
Sun tzu
160 pages
English language
Published Oct. 7, 1998 by Pressmark International.
- ISBN:
- 978-1-883999-09-4Copied ISBN!
- OCLC Number:
- 40354690
The art of war
92 pages
English language
Published Oct. 7, 1996 by Dove.
- ISBN:
- 978-0-7871-0561-7Copied ISBN!
- OCLC Number:
- 35078549
The art of war
141 pages
English language
Published Oct. 7, 1999 by Clearbridge Pub..
- ISBN:
- 978-1-929194-02-5Copied ISBN!
The Art of War
273 pages
English language
Published Jan. 11, 2005
- ISBN:
- 978-1-59030-225-5Copied ISBN!
- Goodreads:
- 10534
The art of war
147 pages
English language
Published Oct. 7, 1999 by Clearbridge Pub..
- ISBN:
- 978-1-929194-00-1Copied ISBN!
The art of war
82 pages
English language
Published Oct. 7, 1983 by Delacorte Press.
- ISBN:
- 978-0-440-00243-7Copied ISBN!
The art of war
325 pages
English language
Published Oct. 7, 2002 by Viking.
- ISBN:
- 978-0-670-03156-6Copied ISBN!
The Art of War
electronic resource
English language
Published Oct. 7, 2009 by Penguin USA, Inc..
- ISBN:
- 978-1-101-00446-3Copied ISBN!
The Art of War
English language
Published Oct. 7, 2009 by Shambhala.
- ISBN:
- 978-1-59030-728-1Copied ISBN!
The Art of War
384 pages
English language
Published Aug. 26, 2003 by Penguin Classics.
- ISBN:
- 978-0-14-043919-9Copied ISBN!
- Goodreads:
- 164049
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