The Seven Military Classics Of Ancient China

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The Seven Military Classics Of Ancient China is written by Ralph D. Sawyer and published by Basic Books. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 1541674294 (ISBN 10) and 9781541674295 (ISBN 13).

The Seven Military Classics is one of the most profound studies of warfare ever written, a stanchion in sinological and military history. It presents an Eastern tradition of strategic thought that emphasizes outwitting one's opponent through speed, stealth, flexibility, and a minimum of force -- an approach very different from that stressed in the West. Safeguarded for centuries by the ruling elite of imperial China, even in modern times these writings have been known only to a handful of Western specialists. This volume contains seven separate essays, written between 500 BCE and 700 CE, that preserve the essential tenets of strategy distilled from the experience of the most brilliant warriors of ancient China.