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The Art Of War by Sun Tzu Paperback Book edited & forward by James Clavell
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The Art Of War
by Sun Tzu
Edited & Forward by James Clavell
The Bestselling Treatise on Military & Business
One of the most important treatises on war and peace ever written
"In peace prepare for war, in war prepare for peace."
'The art of war is of vital importance to the state. It is a matter of life and death. A road either to safety or ruin. Hence it is a subject of inquiry which can on no account be neglected...
In the twentieth century -
'I truly believe that if our military and political leaders in recent times had studied this work of genius, Vietnam could not have happened as it happened; we would not have lost the war in Korea (we lost because we did not achieve victory); the Bay of Pigs could not have occurred; the hostage fiasco in Iran would not have come to pass; the British Empire would not have been dismembered; and, in all probability, World Wars I and II would have been avoided...'
- James Clavell 1981
James Clavell was born in 1924 into a Royal Navy family. He joined the British Royal Artillery and served in the Second World War, spending some time as a prisoner of war in the notorious Changi prison near Singapore. He later moved into writing, producing and directing films - he wrote the screenplay for The Great Escape. He was also a popular and acclaimed novelist, particularly for his East-meets-West epic SHOGUN. Clavell published his translation of THE ART OF WAR in 1983. He died in 1994.
Sun Tzu is thought to have been a military general and adviser to the king of the southern Chinese state of Wu during the sixth century BCE. He wrote The Art of War in the fifth century BC (although some modern scholars have called his authorship into doubt) and yet his words are still resoundingly relevant to our modern lives, and the book remains the world's most influential and enduring treatise on military strategy,
The writings on aspects of warfare from the laying of plans to the tactics and psychology of manoeuvering an army, to the proper use of spies, resonate for us in today's world of cut-throat, ruthless business. With James Clavell's insightful foreword and notes, this classic is widely seen as a necessity on the bookshelf of military leaders and boardroom executives alike.
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Data sheet
- Item Weight
- 11.1 Oz
- Author
- James Clavell
Sun Tzu - Topic
- Military / General
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication Year
- 1981
- Language
- English
- Genre
- Philosophy
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton
- Number of Pages
- 96 Pages
- Book Title
- Art of War
- Item Length
- 8.5 in
- Item Height
- 0.5 in
- Item Width
- 7.2 in
- Intended Audience
- Adults
Trade
Young Adults - Original Language
- Chinese
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