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Author McNeilly, Mark, author.

Title Sun Tzu and the art of modern warfare / Mark R. McNeilly.

Publication Info. New York : Oxford University Press, [2015]
©2015

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Edition Updated edition.
Description 1 online resource
Physical Medium polychrome
Description text file
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents Introduction: The relevance of Sun Tzu to modern warfare -- Win all without fighting: achieving the objective without destroying it -- Avoid strength, attack weakness: striking where the enemy is most vulnerable -- Deception and foreknowledge: winning the information war -- Speed and preparation: moving swiftly to overcome resistance -- Shaping the enemy: preparing the battlefield -- Character-based leadership: leading by example -- The "global war on terror" -- 8. Ancient principles for future battlefields.
Summary Long acknowledged as a classic text on strategy, Sun Tzu's 'The Art of War' has been admired by leaders as diverse as Mao Zedong and General Norman Schwarzkopf. However, having been written 2000 years ago, the book can be somewhat daunting to the modern reader. This book has extracted the 6 concepts most applicable to modern warfare, making them easy to understand and to apply to military situations. This updated edition reflects on all that has happened in the past ten years, including the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, the challenge of Iran, the 'Arab Spring', and the continued rise of China.
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Subject Sunzi, active 6th century B.C. Sunzi bing fa.
Sunzi bing fa (Sunzi)
Military art and science.
Military art and science.
Military art and science -- Case studies.
Genre/Form Case studies.
Electronic books.
Case studies.
Added Author Sunzi, active 6th century B.C. Sunzi bing fa. English. 2014.
Other Form: Print version : 9780199957859
ISBN 9780199393800 (electronic book)
019939380X (electronic book)
9780190252717
0190252715