The Book of War : Sun-Tzu the Art of Warfare and Karl Von Clausewitz on War Paperback - 2000
by Modern Library Staff; Karl Von Clausewitz; Sun-tzu
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Two famous books on war are combined in one volume: Sun Tzu's "The Art of War" and Carl von Clausewitz's "On War." These two great military minds are made to share one tent--a major contribution to the field of military history.
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- Title The Book of War : Sun-Tzu the Art of Warfare and Karl Von Clausewitz on War
- Author Modern Library Staff; Karl Von Clausewitz; Sun-tzu
- Binding Paperback
- Edition 3rd Printing
- Condition Used - Good
- Pages 1024
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Random House Publishing Group, New York
- Date 2000
- Features Bibliography, Index
- Bookseller's Inventory # G0375754776I3N00
- ISBN 9780375754777 / 0375754776
- Weight 1.35 lbs (0.61 kg)
- Dimensions 7.9 x 5.2 x 1.5 in (20.07 x 13.21 x 3.81 cm)
- Library of Congress subjects Military art and science, War
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 99047953
- Dewey Decimal Code 355.02
From the publisher
First line
Master Sun said: War is a vital matter of state.
From the jacket flap
Civilization might have been spared much of the damage suffered in the world wars this century if the influence of Clausewitz's "On War had been blended with and balanced by a knowledge of Sun-tzu's "The Art of Warfare. --B.H. Liddel Hart
For two thousand years, Sun-tzu's The Art of Warfare was the indispensable volume of warcraft. Although his work is the first known analysis of war and warfare, Sun-tzu struck upon a thoroughly modern concept: "The supreme art of war is to subdue the enemy without fighting." Karl von Clausewitz, the canny military theorist who famously declared that war is a continuation of politics by other means, also claims paternity of the notion "total war." His is the magnum opus of the era of the French Revolution and the Napoleonic vars.
Now these two great military minds are made to share the same tent, metaphorically speaking, in The Book of War. What a bivouac it is, and what a conversation into the night.
Military writer Ralph Peters has written a new Introduction for this Modern Library edition.
For two thousand years, Sun-tzu's The Art of Warfare was the indispensable volume of warcraft. Although his work is the first known analysis of war and warfare, Sun-tzu struck upon a thoroughly modern concept: "The supreme art of war is to subdue the enemy without fighting." Karl von Clausewitz, the canny military theorist who famously declared that war is a continuation of politics by other means, also claims paternity of the notion "total war." His is the magnum opus of the era of the French Revolution and the Napoleonic vars.
Now these two great military minds are made to share the same tent, metaphorically speaking, in The Book of War. What a bivouac it is, and what a conversation into the night.
Military writer Ralph Peters has written a new Introduction for this Modern Library edition.
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Citations
- Ingram Advance, 10/01/1999, Page 155