Clavell james editor foreword (2 Ergebnisse)

Recent reprint ed. Paperback small octavo, very good condition, minor edgewear, cover design differs from stock photo. 95 pp. Sun Tzu's 2,000-year old classic Chinese military masterpiece is here translated by Lionel Giles, and edited for clarity by Clavell. It consists of 13 chapters that reflect the mind of a born military strategist and practical soldier whose maxims, full of acuteness and commonsense, relate as much to the present day as they do to the military conditions of the time in which they were written.…

1st ed. thus dust jacket As New small quarto 82pp., Clavell's wonderfully evocative foreword & helpful notes throughout the text guide the reader through preparations and battle plans, correct use of weapons & knowing when to fight, and when not to fight. With a deep understanding of both strategy and human nature, this military treatise illustrates the fine craft of knowing one's enemy and oneself.…