| The Art Of War Contributor(s): Giles, Lionel (Translator), Tzu, Sun (Author) |
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ISBN: 1522912177 ISBN-13: 9781522912170 Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform OUR PRICE: $5.69 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: December 2015 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Technology & Engineering | Military Science - History | Military - Strategy - Philosophy | Eastern |
| Dewey: 355.02 |
| Lexile Measure: 1150 |
| Physical Information: 0.16" H x 5.98" W x 9.02" (0.25 lbs) 68 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Chinese - Chronological Period - Ancient (To 499 A.D.) |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The Art of War SUN TZU (554 BCE - 496 BCE), translated by Lionel GILES (1875 - 1958) The Art of War is an ancient Chinese military treatise attributed to Sun Tzu, a high-ranking military general, strategist and tactician. The text is composed of 13 chapters, each devoted to one aspect of warfare. It is commonly considered to be the definitive work on military strategy and tactics of its time. It has been the most famous and influential of China's Seven Military Classics, and "for the last two thousand years it remained the most important military treatise in Asia, where even the common people knew it by name." It has had an influence on Eastern and Western military thinking, business tactics, legal strategy and beyond. |