{"product_id":"2940045079815","title":"East of Hydaspes","description":"Alexander the Great died in 323BC.  \u003cbr\u003eThere is some debate as to the lifetime of Sun Tzu.  \u003cbr\u003eSsu-ma Ch'ien's Records of the Historian, completed sometime after  \u003cbr\u003e100BC, records that Sun Wu from the state of Chi completed his Art Of  \u003cbr\u003eWar at the end of the 6th Century BC.  \u003cbr\u003eChinese scholars have questioned this, and most agree it could not have  \u003cbr\u003ebeen written this early.  \u003cbr\u003eSamuel B Griffith's studies suggest the 4th Century BC. Maspero believes  \u003cbr\u003eit was written in the 3rd Century BC.  \u003cbr\u003eI have used a later date to make this fictional work a clash between  \u003cbr\u003ehistory's greatest tactical genius and the supreme master of strategies. The  \u003cbr\u003euse of 10,000 crossbowmen has been recorded by Chinese historians in  \u003cbr\u003ethe Battle of Ma iong in 341BC. King Wu ling made cavalry (along with  \u003cbr\u003etrousers) part of his army in 320BC the warning states period in China  \u003cbr\u003edates from c543 to c221 BC.","brand":"John Jarvis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47148507070704,"sku":"2940045079815","price":5.85,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940045079815_p0.jpg?v=1765232430","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940045079815","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}