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The essential art of war

Sunzi, 6th cent. B.C.2005
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¿́¿Ralph D. Sawyer is the pre-eminent scholar and translator on Sun-tzu¿́¿s masterful work. More than 200,000 copies of his Sun-tzu Art of War have been sold. The Art of War is the most famous study of strategy ever written and has had an extraordinary influence on the history of warfare. The Essential Art of War brings Sun-tzu¿́¿s classic work to a new, uninitiated readership. This clear and compact volume presumes no prior knowledge of the subject and presents only the material that is essential to understanding this text. Sawyer has re-approached every chapter to include an introduction and closing commentary that deliver the key concepts. An introduction to the volume on the relevance of Sun-tzu¿́¿s teachings, a chronology, historical background on the translation itself, and a bibliographic essay are also included.¿́¿ -- SAF Professional Reading Programme, 4th Edition - STAGE I: OCT to CPT 1 & 1WO-2WO.
Main title:
The essential art of war / Sun Tzu ; translateed by Ralph D. Sawyer.
Imprint:
New York : BasicBooks ; London : Perseus Running [distributor], 2005.
Collation:
256 p. ; 19 cm.
Notes:
Translated from the Chinese.
ISBN:
0465072046 (hbk)
Dewey class:
355.020951
LC class:
U101 SUN
Language:
EnglishChinese
BRN:
18499
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