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  1. Jan 30, 2024 · The Art of War is an ancient Chinese military treatise dating back to the 5th century BCE. Traditionally, the text is attributed to Sun Tzu, a high-ranking military general and strategist in...

  2. Nov 24, 2015 · November 24, 2015. Sun Tzu’s The Art of War is perhaps the oldest and one of the most widely read classics of military strategy. Published in ancient China an estimated 2,500 years ago, it has remained “the most important military treatise in Asia” according to the historian and translator Ralph D. Sawyer. [1]

  3. Mar 26, 2018 · The Art of War has rightly become one of the world's most influential books on military strategy. Written well over two thousand years ago in China, but not translated into English...

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  4. The book contains a detailed explanation and analysis of the 5th-century BC Chinese military, from weapons, environmental conditions, and strategy to rank and discipline. Sun also stressed the importance of intelligence operatives and espionage to the war effort.

  5. May 16, 2023 · To comprehend “Art of War,” it helps readers to approach the text from the worldview of its author. That means reading Sunzi’s advice through the prism of classical Chinese metaphysics, which...

  6. Sep 15, 2020 · Despite its age, it is credited with influencing many more modern military leaders, from Napoleon to Chairman Mao, Stalin to Fidel Castro. This Chinese classic is a concise volume, and though military strategy isn't an obvious genre choice for….

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  8. Jul 18, 2017 · The Art of War (Sunzi bingfa) is a 5th-century BCE military treatise written by the Chinese strategist Sun-Tzu (aka Sunzi or Sun Wu). Covering all aspects of warfare , it seeks to advise commanders on how to prepare, mobilise, attack, defend, and treat the vanquished.

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