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The Art of War.

By: Material type: TextSeries: Publisher: San Diego : Thunder Bay Press, 2014Copyright date: ©2014Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 online resource (221 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9781626861312
Subject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 355.02
Online resources:
Contents:
Intro -- THE ART OF WAR (WITHOUT COMMENTARY) -- LAYING PLANS -- WAGING WAR -- ATTACK BY STRATAGEM -- TACTICAL DISPOSITIONS -- ENERGY -- WEAK POINTS AND STRONG -- MANEUVERING -- VARIATION OF TACTICS -- THE ARMY ON THE MARCH -- TERRAIN -- THE NINE SITUATIONS -- THE ATTACK BY FIRE -- THE USE OF SPIES -- THE ART OF WAR (WITH COMMENTARY) -- INTRODUCTION -- THE TEXT OF SUN TZŬ -- THE COMMENTATORS -- APPRECIATIONS OF SUN TZŬ -- APOLOGIES FOR WAR -- BIBLIOGRAPHY -- THE ART OF WAR (THE OLDEST MILITARY TREATISE IN THE WORLD) -- LAYING PLANS -- WAGING WAR -- ATTACK BY STRATAGEM -- TACTICAL DISPOSITIONS -- ENERGY -- WEAK POINTS AND STRONG -- MANEUVERING -- VARIATION OF TACTICS -- THE ARMY ON THE MARCH -- TERRAIN -- THE NINE SITUATIONS -- THE ATTACK BY FIRE -- THE USE OF SPIES.
Summary: Dated to about fifth century BC, The Art of War is considered the oldest treatise on war in the world. Attributed to Sun Tzu of the Zhou dynasty, the book is composed of thirteen chapters, each addressing a particular aspect of warfare, such as planning offenses, military combat, and the employment of spies. Influential in eastern civilization for millennia and in western culture since its first translation in the 18th century, the teachings of this book have been applied to scenarios as varied as office politics, the Vietnam War, and American football. Now this living military heirloom is available as part of the Word Cloud Classics series in a chic affordable edition for readers everywhere. Lexile score: 1150L.
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Intro -- THE ART OF WAR (WITHOUT COMMENTARY) -- LAYING PLANS -- WAGING WAR -- ATTACK BY STRATAGEM -- TACTICAL DISPOSITIONS -- ENERGY -- WEAK POINTS AND STRONG -- MANEUVERING -- VARIATION OF TACTICS -- THE ARMY ON THE MARCH -- TERRAIN -- THE NINE SITUATIONS -- THE ATTACK BY FIRE -- THE USE OF SPIES -- THE ART OF WAR (WITH COMMENTARY) -- INTRODUCTION -- THE TEXT OF SUN TZŬ -- THE COMMENTATORS -- APPRECIATIONS OF SUN TZŬ -- APOLOGIES FOR WAR -- BIBLIOGRAPHY -- THE ART OF WAR (THE OLDEST MILITARY TREATISE IN THE WORLD) -- LAYING PLANS -- WAGING WAR -- ATTACK BY STRATAGEM -- TACTICAL DISPOSITIONS -- ENERGY -- WEAK POINTS AND STRONG -- MANEUVERING -- VARIATION OF TACTICS -- THE ARMY ON THE MARCH -- TERRAIN -- THE NINE SITUATIONS -- THE ATTACK BY FIRE -- THE USE OF SPIES.

Dated to about fifth century BC, The Art of War is considered the oldest treatise on war in the world. Attributed to Sun Tzu of the Zhou dynasty, the book is composed of thirteen chapters, each addressing a particular aspect of warfare, such as planning offenses, military combat, and the employment of spies. Influential in eastern civilization for millennia and in western culture since its first translation in the 18th century, the teachings of this book have been applied to scenarios as varied as office politics, the Vietnam War, and American football. Now this living military heirloom is available as part of the Word Cloud Classics series in a chic affordable edition for readers everywhere. Lexile score: 1150L.

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