Sun Tzu’s Art of War is perhaps the best-known and most highly regarded treatise on strategy yet written. Compiled well over two thousand years ago, its principles are as applicable to the boardroom as they are to the battlefield.
Unlike contemporary translations that have focused too heavily on applying this military classic to corporate conflicts, this definitive interpretation maintains the impact of the original. Written by a practicing martial artist, it is free of academic commentary and ambiguous metaphors, as Hanshi Kaufman uses straightforward prose to explain Sun Tzu’s message. Like the original, this new interpretation is divided into thirteen sections, each presenting vital information on military strategy ranging from assessing opposing armies and the proper treatment of troops to the use of spies.
Sun Tzu’s Art of War is perhaps the best-known and most highly regarded treatise on strategy yet written. Compiled well over two thousand years ago, its principles are as applicable to the boardroom as they are to the battlefield.
Unlike contemporary translations that have focused too heavily on applying this military classic to corporate conflicts, this definitive interpretation maintains the impact of the original. Written by a practicing martial artist, it is free of academic commentary and ambiguous metaphors, as Hanshi Kaufman uses straightforward prose to explain Sun Tzu’s message. Like the original, this new interpretation is divided into thirteen sections, each presenting vital information on military strategy ranging from assessing opposing armies and the proper treatment of troops to the use of spies.
Whether you are a student of the martial arts or a corporate warrior, this book will enable you to fully comprehend Sun Tzu’s powerful words.
Introduction
BOOK 1: Considerations and Estimations for War
BOOK 2: Preparations for War
BOOK 3: The Nature of Attacks
BOOK 4: How to Think of War
BOOK 5: Using the Power of Heaven
BOOK 6: Fortitude and Frailty
BOOK 7: Manipulation of Circumstance
BOOK 8: Variations of Reality in War
BOOK 9: The Virtue of Changing Positions
BOOK 10: Control and Maintenance of Territory
BOOK 11 : Conducting and Managing Campaigns
BOOK 12: Fierceness in Combat
BOOK 13: Spies and Traitors
