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Sun tzu was an ancient chinese military general, strategist and philosopher, who is believed to have written the famous ancient chinese book on military strategy, the art of war. Sun tzus the art of war has been a vastly influential treatise on military strategy in the east from the time of chinas warring states period 403221 bc onward. Until the development of this unique, awardwinning version, t. Michael nylans translation of the classic book of strategy by sun tzu is the first in any modern language by a female scholar. Each one is devoted to an aspect of warfare and how it applies to military strategy and tactics. In this translation of the art of war readers will benefit from the. These terse, aphoristic essays are unsurpassed in comprehensiveness and depth of understanding, examining not only battlefield maneuvers, but also relevant economic, political, and psychological factors. Business management, sports and politics are some of the fields where it has found immense application. Sun tzu taught that the best strategy for war is to avoid fighting. His book, the art of war, is the most influential strategy text in all of east asia. What is the best, most definitive edition of sun tzus art. The art of war is an ancient chinese military treatise that is attributed to sun tzu also referred to as sunzi and sun wu, a high ranking military general and strategist during the late spring and autumn period some scholars believe that the art of war was not completed until the subsequent warring states period1. The work, which is attributed to the ancient chinese military strategist sun tzu master sun, also spelled sunzi, is composed of chapters. The art of warsun tzu page 3 of 3 your book reports.
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