Project Gutenberg 2013-10-23 Public domain in the USA. 164 Sunzi, active 6th century B.C. 孫子 Sun Tzu 孙子 Tzŭ, Sun Tzu, Sun Sun, Wu Wu, Sun Wu, Qi -440 -381 吴起 吳起 Wuzi Wu-tzu Calthrop, Everard Ferguson 1876 1915 Calthrop, E. F. The Book of War: The Military Classic of the Far East The Articles of Suntzu; The Sayings of Wutzu E-text prepared by Paul Clark and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive (https://archive.org) "The Book of War: The Military Classic of the Far East" by Sunzi and Wu is a treatise on military strategy and philosophy written in the 5th century BC. It delves into timeless principles of warfare, emphasizing the significance of adaptability, intelligence, and the interplay between human nature and military operations. The text remains influential, underscoring core concepts relevant to both historical and contemporary military strategy. At the start of the book, the introduction highlights the enduring wisdom of the Chinese military strategists Sunzi and Wu, noting that their insights into the nature of war still resonate today, despite the evolution of warfare technology. The opening chapters outline key strategic principles such as the importance of preparation, understanding one’s own strengths and weaknesses, and the psychological aspects of warfare. Sunzi emphasizes the significance of having a moral, well-governed leadership, as well as the ability to manipulate circumstances and employ spies for intelligence gathering. These foundational ideas set the stage for a detailed exploration of military tactics and the various considerations that determine success in war, establishing the groundwork for understanding war as a complex interplay of both art and science. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/44024/44024-h/images/cover.jpg en Military art and science -- Early works to 1800 War -- Early works to 1800 Strategy -- Early works to 1800 U Text Browsing: History - Warfare 217505 217298 2024-09-18T12:38:35.876291 2023-09-19T08:24:25.350157 text/html text/html 208055 2013-10-23T17:24:34 text/html 113913 2013-10-23T17:26:46 text/html application/zip 128820 2024-09-18T12:38:40.955252 application/epub+zip 128864 2024-09-18T12:38:36.764286 application/epub+zip 128863 2024-09-18T12:38:36.285253 application/epub+zip 224454 2024-09-18T12:38:44.349220 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 187624 2024-09-18T12:38:40.471231 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 187761 2022-09-20T06:08:07.012747 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 148852 148690 2024-09-18T12:38:34.930234 2023-09-19T08:24:24.337134 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 148541 2013-10-23T17:19:16 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 52839 2013-10-23T17:19:16 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20149 2024-09-18T12:38:44.500218 application/rdf+xml 12372 2024-09-18T12:38:36.400471 image/jpeg 1980 2024-09-18T12:38:36.343237 image/jpeg 113645 2024-09-18T12:38:35.894241 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog zh.wikipedia en.wikipedia en.wikipedia