Since the work's first appearance in 1832, it has been read throughout the world, and has stimulated generations of soldiers, statesmen, and intellectuals.

Sun Tzu. The art of war. Study of planning and conduct of military operations.

While appreciative of the philosophical richness of the Art of War, this edition stresses Sun-tzu's practical origins and presents a translation that is both accurate and accessible.

This collection of essays examines the emergence during the early modern era of mathematicians, chemists, and natural philosophers who, along with military engineers, navigators, and artillery officers, followed in the footsteps of ...

Covers the origin, development, and results of all major national security policies over the last seven decades.

Ranging from prehistoric times to the Nuclear Age, demonstrates how social and economic conditions have determined the types of weapons and tactics employed in warfare.

This is a translation of an important classic on Zen swordfighting.

Presents Sun Tzu's 2,000-year-old words on the strategies and tactics of war.

The Art of War is almost certainly the most famous study of strategy ever written and has had an extraordinary influence on the history of warfare.

New, updated, and revised to include new discoveries about the use of weapons in ancient China, upheavals in Lebanon, the winding down of the Soviet-Afghanistan war, the invasions of Grenada and Panama by U.S. forces, the war in the Persian ...