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Excerpt from The Book of War: The Military Classic of the Far EastOn the other hand, every care must be taken not to render the enemy desperate, and, as an instance of this, Sun observes that an opponent should on no account be completely surrounded. A loop-hole of escape weakens the resolution of the general and the energy of his troops.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at ...

Excerpt from The Book of War: The Military Classic of the Far East Written in the fifth century B.C., Suntzu and Wutzu still remain the most celebrated works on war in the literature of China. While the chariot has gone, and weapons have changed, these ancient masters have held their own, since they deal chiefly with the fundamental principles of war, with the influence of politics and human nature on military operations, and they show in a m...

Excerpt from Sun Tzu on the Art of War: The Oldest Military Treatise in the World, Translated From the Chinese With Introduction, and Critical Notes Wu. Ho Lu said to him: I have carefully perused your 13 chapters. May I submit your theory of managing soldiers to a slight test? Sun ti replied: You may. Ho Lu asked: May the test be applied to women? The answer was again in the affirmative, so arrangements were made to bring 180 ladies out of t...