The Art of War

Sa popularité ne fait de doute et il n'y a pas à se demander pourquoi, on le comprend bien vite à la lecture.

Ce traité, bien que court, est extrêmement complet pour toute personne voulant partir en guerre. Il passe par tous les aspects d'une campagne, de la tactique à la gestion de ses hommes, en passant par la connaissance de son ennemi et de son terrain.

Ainsi, malgré quelques adaptation dûes aux évolutions techniques de la guerre, il reste encore tout à fait d'actualité pour les conflits actuels. Cette application encore possible montre bien la justesse du traité.

"Connais toi toi-même, connais ton ennemi, ta victoire ne sera jamais mise en danger. Connais le terrain, connais ton temps, ta victoire sera alors totale."

One that I wanted to come back to, years after having first read it. I enjoyed getting to understand the type of general-at-war mindset this book speaks of. It’s a classic for a reason.

I truly enjoy reading works concerning ancient warfare, even though the public image of ‘The Art of War’ by Sun Tzu has, in my humble opinion, been partially corrupted by our modern greed-filed spirit in order to capitalise on ancient wisdom, I still find myself capable of discovering content that discusses this piece of work without turning it into some sort of marketing + self-help atrocity.

I spent my time reading this book while savouring some freshly prepared black tea, listening to Chinese traditional music, and pretending to be the sole surviving heir of an army general readying myself for more mature military studies, so overall an enjoyable experience.

It's a great book, but I'm not sure this is the best or most intuitive translation. I'm inclined to ask the prospective reader to peruse several translations, if possible, before settling on one.

Otherwise, no major faults, certain weird sentence structures were unnecessary.

What a curious book. I listened to a reading of it and so my reading could scarcely be called more than an overview. This short book is definitely one to be read contemplatively and over a long time.