The Art of War | Sun Tzu | Hardcover edition | International Bestseller Book

Awesome, I got hardcover edition at just rs 99 only

The original books author is different than that of audiobook. Amazon, Pls check the details before selling the product. Once purchased,Now it can't be returned.

As of now the book quality is good physically

Buying this cause I want to become as great as the man the myth the legend Alex aka technoblade . Blood for the blood god .

Pathetic quality of book. Can’t even say that the book is “bound”. Just a hardcover with lose, flimsy and half-printed pages inside.

Pathetic quality of book. The points are so distorted. Feels like this version was made by a school boy. Wouldnt recommend!

one can see book cover quality here & also paper quality is not as good as said by others & not even near as pics uploaded by the seller. But will read the book & update about contents.

A highly informative and deeply insightful book on Strategy

This book is great for anyone intrested in military history. It's even better if you're in the military and you'd like to learn a bit more about leadership. Even though this book was writen MANY years ago a lot of it still applies to military members all over (of course the focus is on combat arms). Inside of this book there's a lot of history explaining how them came up with the stuff they did and thoughts on the book, or if you just want to see what Sun Tzu has to say about the thirteen chapters of The Art of War you can skip forward like I did. To me personally that's all I bought the book for. It's a very fast and easy read and it'll be very easy to read more than a few times.

I read this because lots of business executives seem to think it is helpful for business... It's not... The insights given are stale, (for example: You have to prepare before going to war...). When the insight isn't stale, it's useless (Like how much food you need to bring on a campaign...)

Ah, the wisdom of the ancients! Latter-day politicians: please read this book, and learn. Sun Tzu's eternally relevant Chinese classic `The Art of War' has never been subject to modern-day copyright. Due to the popularity of the text demand is always strong, and the would-be buyer is confronted with literally dozens of different editions culled from various translations of the original Chinese script, with or without the voluminous commentaries. Sam Griffiths' stylish new illustrated edition of `The Art of War' is a bit special. The book itself is a fine artefact in its own right with a stiff hardcover bound in red silk, 270 thick and high-quality pages with clear text and most with colour plates of classical Chinese illustrations. It's a rewarding experience just to hold, and to turn these beautiful pages. The translation, together with the textual commentaries, is a substantially revised version of Griffiths' 1960 PhD thesis submitted to Oxford University, so the academic standard is rigorous. As a run-in to the actual text material the reader is treated to 89 pages of commentaries on Sun Tzu's life and character; history of the text; contextual descriptions of the contemporary warring states in Sun Tzu's time, and the use made by Mao Tse-Tung of the classical text in his successful military campaigns in China and the 1930s and 40s. The text and commentaries are then beautifully laid out chapter by chapter and very easy to follow. An integral page-marker is thoughtfully provided by the publisher. There is a good index and brief biographies of most of the classical Chinese commentators quoted in the book. The only caution about this edition might be that its weighty, quality feel is more a `home library' book. It's not really an appropriate edition to read on the move, whilst travelling for example. There are plenty of lightweight paperback editions - or Kindle, of course - more portable and suitable to such an environment, if that's how you do much of your reading. Otherwise, this edition can be unconditionally recommended: it's a very fine book indeed, and something of a bargain at the current price.

Everyone interested in military strategy should read The Art of War. This edition includes history and background information that helps understand the cultural and historical context.