Sun Tzu: The Art of War
- 3h 46m
- Samuel B. Griffith
- Oxford University Press (US)
- 1963
Written in China more than 2,000 years ago, Sun Tzu's The Art of War is the first known attempt to formulate a rational basis for the planning and conduct of military operations. These essays have never been surpassed in comprehensiveness and depth of understanding, and might well be termed the concentrated essence of wisdom on the conduct of war. Terse and aphoristic, they contain principles still relevant today.
The precepts of The Art of War can be applied outside the realm of military theory. It is, for example, read avidly by the modern Japanese businessman. Remarkable for its clear organization, lucid prose, and the acuity of its intellectual and moral insights, Sun Tzu's classic remains as relvant today as it was 2300 years ago.
About the Author
Samuel B. Griffith, Brigadier General, ret. U.S. Marine Corps, is the author of The Battle for Guadalcanal, Peking and People and People's Wars, The Chinese People's Liberation Army, and editor and translator of Mao Tse-tung: "On Guerilla War."
In this Book
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List of Abbreviations of Works Mentioned Several Times in Notes
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The Author
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The Text
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The Warring States
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War in Sun Tzu's Age
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Sun Tzu on War
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Sun Tzu and Mao Tse-Tung
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Estimates
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Waging War
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Offensive Strategy
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Dispositions
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Energy
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Weaknesses and Strengths
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Manœuvre
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The Nine Variables
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Marches
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Terrain
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The Nine Varieties of Ground
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Attack by Fire
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Employment of Secret Agents
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Bibliography
