The Seven Military Classics Of Ancient China
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- Paperback
592 pages
- Release Date
5 November 2007
Summary
The Seven Military Classics is one of the most profound studies of warfare ever written. It presents us with an Eastern tradition of strategic thought that emphasizes outwitting one’s opponent through speed, stealth, flexibility, and a minimum of force,an approach very different from that stressed in the West, where the advantages of brute strength have overshadowed more subtle methods.Safeguarded for centuries by the ruling elites of imperial China, even in modern times these writings have…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780465003044 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0465003044 |
| Author: | Ralph Sawyer |
| Publisher: | Basic Books |
| Imprint: | Basic Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 592 |
| Edition: | First Trade Paper Edition |
| Release Date: | 5 November 2007 |
| Weight: | 673g |
| Dimensions: | 241mm x 194mm x 40mm |
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About The Author
Ralph Sawyer
Ralph D. Sawyer, one of America’s leading scholars in Chinese warfare, has worked extensively with major intelligence and defence agencies. After studying at MIT and Harvard and a brief stint of university teaching, Sawyer has spent the past thirty years lecturing and doing international consulting work focused on China.
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