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Offering ancient wisdom on how to use skill, cunning, tactics and discipline to outwit your opponent, this bestselling 2000-year-old military manual is still worshipped by soldiers on the battlefield and managers in the boardroom as the ultimate guide to winning.
Little is known about Sun-tzu (544-496 B.C.) and his life during the Warring States period after the decline of the Zhou dynasty, but his classic work, The Art of War, has been one of the central works of Chinese literature for 2500 years. John Minford (editor/translator/introducer) is the translator of the acclaimed Penguin Classics edition of I, Ching and a professor of Chinese at the Australian National University in Canberra.
Descriere
The ancient Chinese general Sun Tzu is universally recognized as one of the greatest military strategist in history, a master of warfare interpretation. This condensed version of his influential classic imparts the knowledge and skills to overcome every adversary in war, at the office, or in everyday life.
Recenzii
"There is no instance of a country having benefited from prolonged warfare."
"What the ancients called a clever fighter is one who not only wins, but excels at winning with ease."
"If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles. If you know yourself but not the enemy, for every victory gained you will also suffer a defeat."
"If words of command are not clear and distinct, if orders are not thoroughly understood, then the general is to blame."
Cuprins
Foreword by Marc Benioff ix Preface by Thomas Cleary xv Introduction xxiii A Note on the Translation xxxvii
1. Calculations 3 2. Doing Battle 17 3. Planning Attacks 29 4. Formation 47 5. Force 57 6. Weakness and Strength 67 7. Armed Struggle 83 8. Nine Changes 99 9. Army Maneuvers 111 10. Ground Formation 131 11. Nine Grounds 149 12. Fire Attacks 179 13. Using Spies 189
Acknowledgments 201 Notes 205 Suggestions for Further Reading 209