The Art of War CollectionSeven Military Classics From Ancient China, with Notebook

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Seven Military Classics From Ancient China, with Notebook

The Art of War

Conflict is an inevitable part of life, according to this ancient Chinese classic of strategy, but everything necessary to deal with conflict wisely, honorably, victoriously, is already present within us. Compiled more than two thousand years ago by a mysterious warrior-philosopher, THE ART OF WAR is still perhaps the most prestigious and influential book of strategy in the world, as eagerly studied in Asia by modern politicians and executives as it has been by military leaders since ancient times. As a study of the anatomy of organizations in conflict, THE ART OF WAR applies to competition and conflict in general, on every level from the interpersonal to the international. Its aim is invincibility, victory without battle, and unassailable strength through understanding the physics, politics, and psychology of conflict.

The Methods of The Sima

Counted among the revered Seven Military Classics, the Methods of the Sima predates much of the strategic tradition that later produced Sun Tzu. Yet unlike The Art of War, the original Sima Fa survived only in fragments. What remains are the preserved passages of the first scrolls—works of remarkable clarity, moral authority, and insight into leadership, discipline, and the nature of power.

Wei Liaozi

The Wei Liaozi is one of the most uncompromising works to emerge from China’s Warring States period—a severe and unsentimental manual on how a state must be governed if it is to survive war.

Wuzi

The Wuzi is a classic Chinese work on military strategy attributed to Wu Qi. It is considered one of China's Seven Military Classics.

Questions and Replies

The content of Questions and Replies differs strongly from the other six Military Classics. The social and technological realities from which Questions and Replies was written were very different from the other six Military Classics. Rather than claiming to originate its own strategy, Questions and Replies frames itself as a survey of earlier, more widely recognized works, discussing their theories and contradictions according to the writer's own military experience. Because Li Jing was a historically successful general, the tactics and strategies discussed in Questions and Replies must be considered the theoretical product of actions tested and employed in battles critical to the establishment of the Tang dynasty, if it is indeed wholly or even partly the product of Li Jing's thoughts

The Three Strategies of Huang Shigong

The Three Strategies of Huang Shigong is a treatise on military strategy that was historically associated with the Taoist hermit Huang Shigong and Han dynasty general Zhang Liang. Huang Shigong gave this treatise to Zhang Liang, that allowed Zhang to transform into an adept statesman and powerful war theorist.

Six Secret Teachings of Taigong

Tai Gong’s Six Secret Teachings is one of the oldest and most sophisticated works of strategy ever recorded—a blueprint of statecraft, leadership, and psychological mastery more than three thousand years ahead of its time.

Notebook: A lined notebook.