'Let your plans be dark and impenetrable as night, and when you move, fall like a thunderbolt.'
- Sun Tzu
Written around the 6th century BC, The Art of War is one of the oldest and most famous books on military strategy in the world. It teaches you how, when battle commences, to think on your feet and catch your enemy off guard.
Since its translation its readers have included Napoleon, MacArthur, Montgomery, Mao Zedong and General Van Riper, who helped plan Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm.
This deluxe, hardback edition is bound in luxurious silk, with gold foil decoration and a ribbon marker. It features a stunning range of full-color Chinese illustrations to lift and complement the text, as well as a fascinating postscript on how the ideas of Sun Tzu have been put to use in business, sport and other areas of life.
Arcturus Publishing has sold over 650,000 copies of
The Art of War. Despite being written so long ago, the theories expressed within The Art of War are still considered shrewd and penetrating, and are used today as a source of insight into office politics, business management and corporate strategy. The lessons in the text can be applied to many areas of life. The stunning range of authentic Chinese images used in this volume lift and complement the text. It is a lovely edition to buy to keep or to give as a gift. This beautiful deluxe edition is illustrated throughout with full colour images and is bound in silk with gold foil titling decoration and a ribbon marker.
