Sun tzu

the art of war for managers : 50 strategic rules

Paperback, 202 pages

English language

Published Feb. 24, 2001 by Adams Media Corp..

ISBN:
978-1-58062-459-6
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OCLC Number:
51955777

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4 stars (33 reviews)

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Review of "Sun Tzu's The art of war" on 'Goodreads'

4 stars

Advice that I found interesting included:

All warfare is based on deception, hence, when able to attack, we must seem unable; when using our forces, we must seem inactive; when we are near we must make the enemy believe we are far away; when far away, we must make him believe we are near.

There is no instance of a country having benefited from prolonged warfare.

The captured soldiers should be kindly treated. This is called using the conquered foe to augment one’s own strength.

In the practical art of war, the best thing of all is to take the enemy’s country whole and intact; to shatter and destroy it is not so good.

It is the rule of war, if our forces are ten to the enemy’s one, to surround him; if five to one, to attack him; if twice as numerous to divide our army into two. If …

Review of 'The art of war' on 'Goodreads'

3 stars

This book contains the iconic quote:
"Know the enemy and know yourself, in a hundred battles, you will never be defeated."

The translation is a bit "dry" and uses difficult terms of war (which I have to look up in the dictionary too many times). If you can take it to have the atmosphere, then go ahead.

I skipped the second part of commentary though.

Review of 'The art of war =' on 'Goodreads'

3 stars

I found this to be more interesting as a work of history than as a self-help guide or practical guide on strategy. That said, I think it's unfair to criticize it for "stating the obvious" as I've seen some comment. What's in Art of War is only obvious because it's been influencing works on strategy for thousands of years.

Because it's been influencing strategy for thousands of years, most of the best bits have been retold in other works, and often using more contemporary anecdotes to explain the principles presented. Still, as a general work it's often more succinct and to the point than many more modern works.

Well worth a critical read.

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Subjects

  • Industrial management
  • Military art and science -- Early works to 1800
  • Success in business