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Cover of The Art of War by Sun Tzu
Author: Sun Tzu
Year: 2016
Language: en
Pages: 94
ISBN-13: 9781537598062
Dewey Decimal: 355.02
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The Art of War by Sun Tzu is a foundational military treatise, translated from Chinese and presented with an introduction and critical notes by Lionel Giles. Published by CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform on September 14, 2016, this edition spans 94 pages and is available in English. The text outlines various strategies and principles of warfare, emphasizing the importance of planning, tactics, and understanding the terrain.

Readers will find a comprehensive exploration of military strategy through chapters that cover topics such as laying plans, waging war, and the use of spies. The book is structured to facilitate understanding, with notes formatted as footnotes to enhance readability. This edition serves as a valuable resource for those interested in the historical and tactical aspects of war and military history.


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Sun Tzu’s The Art Of War, the oldest military treatise in the world, translated from the Chinese, with introduction and critical notes by Lionel Giles. Chapters; Laying Plans, Waging War, Attack By Stratagem, Tactical Dispositions, Energy, Weak Points And Strong, Maneuvering, Variation In Tactics, The Army On The March, Terrain, The Nine Situations, The Attack By Fire and The Use Of Spies. With this book, I have formatted the notes into footnotes, because they broke up the actual text a bit too much in the way they were presented originally.

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ISBN-13: 9781537598062.
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Language: en. Pages: 94.

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