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The Seven Military Classics Of Ancient China (History and Warfare)
Ralph Sawyer
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Description for The Seven Military Classics Of Ancient China (History and Warfare)
Paperback. Finally available in paperback, Ralph D. Sawyers incomparable study of ancient Chinese warfare Num Pages: 592 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1F; 1FPC; HBJF; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 154 x 40. Weight in Grams: 727. 592 pages, illustrations. Finally available in paperback, Ralph D. Sawyers incomparable study of ancient Chinese warfare. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1F; 1FPC; HBJF; HBW. Dimension: 233 x 154 x 40. Weight: 748.
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 been known only to a handful of Western specialists. In this volume are seven separate essays, written between 500 b.c. and a.d. 700, ... Read more
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 been known only to a handful of Western specialists. In this volume are seven separate essays, written between 500 b.c. and a.d. 700, ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Basic Books
Number of pages
592
Condition
New
Number of Pages
592
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780465003044
SKU
V9780465003044
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About 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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