The Seven Military Classics of Ancient China

Informationen zum Autor Ralph D. Sawyer, one of America's leading scholars in Chinese warfare, has worked extensively with major intelligence and defense 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. Klappentext The "Seven Military Classics" is one of the most profound studies of warfare ever written. Here translated in their entirety for the first time, the seven separate essays in this volume (written between 500 b.c. and a.d. 700) include Sun Tzu's famous "Art of War." This is the definitive English-language edition of a unique contribution to military literature and essential reading for anyone interested in the rich cultural heritage of China. Zusammenfassung Finally available in paperback, Ralph D. Sawyers incomparable study of ancient Chinese warfare

Product details

• Authors: Ralph Sawyer, Ralph D. Sawyer
• Publisher: Basic Books Inc.
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 13 to 99
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 15.12.2007
• EAN: 9780465003044
• ISBN: 978-0-465-00304-4
• No. of pages: 592
• Dimensions: 155 mm x 235 mm x 45 mm
• Subjects: Non-fiction book; PHILOSOPHY / Eastern, HISTORY / Asia / China, HISTORY / Military / Strategy