Sun Tzu and the art of modern warfare /

Long acknowledged as a classic text on strategy, Sun Tzu's 'The Art of War' has been admired by leaders as diverse as Mao Zedong and General Norman Schwarzkopf. However, having been written 2000 years ago, the book can be somewhat daunting to the modern reader. This book has extracted...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: McNeilly, Mark (Autor)
Otros Autores: Sunzi, active 6th century B.C
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Oxford University Press, [2015]
Edición:Updated edition.
Temas:
Sunzi, > active 6th century B.C. > Sunzi bing fa.
Sunzi bing fa (Sunzi)
Military art and science.
Military art and science > Case studies.
Art et science militaires.
Art et science militaires > Études de cas.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Freedom & Security > International Security.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Freedom & Security > Terrorism.
HISTORY > Military > Other.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Military Science.
Krigsvetenskap > historia.
Fallstudier.
Case studies.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:Long acknowledged as a classic text on strategy, Sun Tzu's 'The Art of War' has been admired by leaders as diverse as Mao Zedong and General Norman Schwarzkopf. However, having been written 2000 years ago, the book can be somewhat daunting to the modern reader. This book has extracted the 6 concepts most applicable to modern warfare, making them easy to understand and to apply to military situations. This updated edition reflects on all that has happened in the past ten years, including the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, the challenge of Iran, the 'Arab Spring', and the continued rise of China.
Descripción Física:1 online resource
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780199393800
019939380X
9780190252717
0190252715

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