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''Let your plans be dark and impenetrable as night, and when you move, fall like a thunderbolt.''
- Sun Tzu

Written around the 6th century BC, The Art of War is one of the oldest and most famous books on military strategy in the world. It teaches you how, when battle commences, to think on your feet and catch your enemy off guard.

Since its translation its readers have included Napoleon, MacArthur, Montgomery, Mao Zedong and General Van Riper, who helped plan Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm.

This deluxe, hardback edition is bound in luxurious silk, with gold foil decoration and a ribbon marker. It features a stunning range of full-colour Chinese illustrations to lift and complement the text, as well as a fascinating postscript on how the ideas of Sun Tzu have been put to use in business, sport and other areas of life.

A perfect gift for anyone interested in ancient Chinese wisdom.

ABOUT THE SERIES: The Arcturus Silkbound Classics series brings together deluxe gift editions of literary classics, presented with luxurious silk binding, striking embossed cover designs and full-colour illustrations.

The Art of War

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      Publisher Arcturus Publishing Ltd
      Published 15 September 2014
      ISBN-13 9781784042028
      978-1784042028
      ISBN-10 1784042021
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      Non Fiction Business, Finance & Law Business strategy Politics, Philosophy & Society East Asian and Indian philosophy Military and defence strategy Books by Sun Tzu

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      ''Let your plans be dark and impenetrable as night, and when you move, fall like a thunderbolt.''
      - Sun Tzu

      Written around the 6th century BC, The Art of War is one of the oldest and most famous books on military strategy in the world. It teaches you how, when battle commences, to think on your feet and catch your enemy off guard.

      Since its translation its readers have included Napoleon, MacArthur, Montgomery, Mao Zedong and General Van Riper, who helped plan Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm.

      This deluxe, hardback edition is bound in luxurious silk, with gold foil decoration and a ribbon marker. It features a stunning range of full-colour Chinese illustrations to lift and complement the text, as well as a fascinating postscript on how the ideas of Sun Tzu have been put to use in business, sport and other areas of life.

      A perfect gift for anyone interested in ancient Chinese wisdom.

      ABOUT THE SERIES: The Arcturus Silkbound Classics series brings together deluxe gift editions of literary classics, presented with luxurious silk binding, striking embossed cover designs and full-colour illustrations.

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