The Art of War (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition)

FOR MORE THAN TWO THOUSAND YEARS, Sun-tzus The Art of War has provided leaders with essential advice on battlefield tactics,-managing troops and terrain, and employing cunning and deception.--An elemental part of Chinese culture, it has also become a touchstone for the Western struggle for survival and success, whether in battle, in business, or in relationships.- Now, in this crisp, accessible new translation, John Minford-brings this seminal work to life for todays readers. Capturing the literary quality of The Art of War-its lucid, epigrammatic, almost poetic style-as well as it philosophical and strategic content,-Minford presents the core text in two different formats.--First, the unadorned thirteen chapters allow readers to form their own first impressions of the ancient words of wisdom ascribed to Sun-tzu.--Then the same text with extensive running commentary from the canon of traditional Chinese commentators and others, providing context and subtext to the work.--A lively, learned introduction, chronologies, suggested readings, and other-valuable apparatus round out this authoritative volume.- Even those readers familiar with The Art of War will experience it anew, finding it more fascinating-and more chilling-than ever.