The Art of War - Sun Tzu

The Art of War by Sun Tzu is a classic military treatise presented here in an elegant edition. This Ixia Press hardback is an unabridged republication of a 1944 edition, first published in this form in 2019.

Key details

• Format: hardback
• Pages: 96
• Publisher: Dover Publications Inc
• Publication date: 31 May 2019
• ISBN: 9780486832944
• Dimensions: 140 x 216 x 12 mm

Synopsis

Regarded as the world’s oldest military treatise, this compact volume has informed officers and tacticians for more than 2,000 years, travelling from its origins in China to influence figures from Napoleon to Second World War generals. In more recent contexts, its ideas have also been applied to competition in business, law and sport.

Across its discussions of strategy, tactics, manoeuvring and communications, it considers preparedness, flexibility, the treatment of soldiers and the value of well-trained officers. This edition uses Lionel Giles’s English translation (first published in 1910), includes bracketed summaries of selected translator’s annotations, and features an introduction and a chapter on Chinese warfare written for the 1944 edition by Brig. Gen. Thomas R. Phillips, U.S. Army. Suitable for history enthusiasts and readers interested in rivalry and competitive strategy.

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