The Seven Chinese Military Classics - Hardcover

Sun Tzu; Wu Qi; Wei Liao; Wei Liao Zi

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1784287210 ISBN 13: 9781784287214

Publisher: Arcturus Publishing Ltd (GB), 2017

Synopsis

Written between 500 BCE and 700 CE, these seven texts have inspired generals for millennia, both in China and the wider world. Featuring Sun Tzu's The Art of War, this new translation brings to light the military masterpieces of ancient China. These seven texts display an understanding of strategy and warfare still relevant more than 2,000 years after they were originally written. Together, they present a uniquely eastern tradition of warfare that emphasizes speed, stealth, and cunning.This collection includes seven of the most famous military texts of ancient China: The Art of War, Wuzi, Wei Liaozi, Taigong's Six Secret Teachings, The Methods of the Sima, Three Strategies of Huang Shigong, and Questions and Replies Between Emperor Taizong of Tang and General Li Jing.These new translations bring to light several texts that display an understanding of strategy and warfare that still has relevance millennia after their original publication. From the 11th-century AD onward, these texts became required reading for Chinese military officers.

About this edition

• Publisher: Arcturus Publishing Ltd (GB)
• Publication date: 2017
• ISBN 10: 1784287210
• ISBN 13: 9781784287214
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 384