{"product_id":"2940012650269","title":"THE ART OF WAR (OFFICIAL NEW NOOK EDITION) by SUN TZU SUNZI SUN WU (Introduction to Asian Martial \u0026 Military Philosophy) THE ART OF WAR NOOKBook Sun Tzu's ART OF WAR (Eastern Philosophy Chinese Philosophy Korean Philosophy Japanese Philosophy)","description":"The Art of War is an ancient Chinese military treatise that is attributed to Sun Tzu (also referred to as \"Sunzi\" and \"Sun Wu\"), a high ranking military general and strategist of the Kingdom of Wu who was active in the late-sixth century BC, during the late Spring and Autumn period. (Some scholars believe that the Art of War was not completed until the subsequent Warring States period.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eComposed of 13 chapters, each of which is devoted to one aspect of warfare, it is said to be the definitive work on military strategies and tactics of its time, and is still read for its military insights.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Art of War is one of the oldest and most successful books on military strategy in the world. It has been the most famous and influential of China's Seven Military Classics: \"for the last two thousand years it remained the most important military treatise in Asia, where even the common people knew it by name.\" It has had an influence on Eastern military thinking, business tactics, and beyond.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSun Tzu emphasized the importance of positioning in military strategy, and that the decision to position an army must be based on both objective conditions in the physical environment and the subjective beliefs of other, competitive actors in that environment. He thought that strategy was not planning in the sense of working through an established list, but rather that it requires quick and appropriate responses to changing conditions. Planning works in a controlled environment, but in a changing environment, competing plans collide, creating unexpected situations.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLeaders as diverse as Mao Zedong, General Douglas MacArthur, and Napoleon have claimed to have drawn inspiration from the work. The Art of War has also been applied to business and managerial strategies.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEXCERPTS\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAll warfare is based on deception.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNever will those who wage war tire of deception.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI will force the enemy to take our strength for weakness, and our weakness for strength, and thus will turn his strength into weakness.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSeizing the enemy without fighting is the most skillful.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSo it is said that if you know your enemies and know yourself, you can win a hundred battles without a single loss.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIf you only know yourself, but not your opponent, you may win or may lose.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIf you know neither yourself nor your enemy, you will always endanger yourself.","brand":"World Spiritual Classics Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47145395519728,"sku":"2940012650269","price":2.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940012650269_p0.jpg?v=1763571369","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940012650269","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}