The Art of War - Sun Tzu

The Art of War

By Sun Tzu

  • Release Date: 2010-10-04
  • Genre: Military History
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Description

An Apple Books Classic edition.

It’s believed that Sun Tzu wrote this Chinese military primer during the 5th century BC-hundreds of years before the Bible. The book’s 13 chapters explore principles that statesmen around the globe have employed for centuries to defeat their enemies at war.

Sun Tzu starts by mapping out the five fundamental factors that lead to war. He then covers a wide range of topics, from avoiding conflict altogether to strategically positioning soldiers, pulling off tactical maneuvers, and putting spies to use.

Despite the technological advances made since The Art of War was published, Sun Tzu is still considered one of history’s foremost military strategists, and his methods still ring true. While he wrote the book as a manual for those who would literally wield swords, it has reached a much broader audience in this day and age. Warriors of all kinds-like corporate leaders or athletes-seek out Sun Tzu’s wisdom in their quest for success.

Reviews

  • Hard Read

    2
    By Not a Real Reader
    The author inserts his comments [It’s a throne read at best.] in the middle of the actual content. Some are [The actual book is good, but avoid this particular translation at all costs. It’s more opinionated than anything and it just gives you bits of information so it’s hard to understand the story behind the reasons at times.] you forget what what being said in the first place, so you end up re-reading a lot of it.
  • Decent

    3
    By gggggfhyt7yrtyd
    Requiescat in pace
  • Disruptive & egotistical translation

    1
    By rhhgscvvd
    [Bracketed commentary by the editor every other line—dude, you did not write this book, step back.] Completely unreadable. And I've read The Art of War before. It deserves better.
  • Great Book, Not For All Readers

    4
    By 2992829swe
    I really enjoyed this book and it only took me 90 minutes. It’s a easy read for many adults and teens but isn’t for everyone since it covers brutal war tactics.
  • Very nice

    5
    By thomas9045C
    I liked reading this because it gives like a clear picture of everything making it easy to understand.
  • An Ancient Read

    5
    By shwntheRed
    Definitely something we can all find knowledge from, especially the idea of peace as the ultimate goal of any warfare.
  • Amazing 🧠

    5
    By Bakka🦍🦍🦍
    One of the best books 📚
  • Excellent Timeless Wisdom

    5
    By SubZeroOC
    Timeless wisdom, and well worth reading.
  • Really like it

    5
    By Lcjv
    Very historic.
  • Annoying

    2
    By luxrus
    Constant bracketed commentary makes difficult to read