The Tao of Deception
Unorthodox Warfare in Historic and Modern China
The history of China is a history of warfare. Wars have caused dynasties to collapse, fractured the thin fasade of national unity, and brought decades of alien occupation. But throughout Chinese history, its warfare has been guided by principles different from those that governed Europe. Chinese strategists followed the concept, first articulated by Sun-tzu in The Art of War, of qi (ch'i), or unorthodox, warfare. The concept of qi involves creating tactical imbalances in order to achieve victory against even vastly superior forces. Ralph D. Sawyer, translator of The Art of War and one of America's preeminent experts on Chinese military tactic…
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Produktdetails
- ISBN: 978-0-7867-2223-5
- EAN: 9780786722235
- Produktnummer: 22911595
- Verlag: Basic Books
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2007
- Seitenangabe: 320 S.
- Plattform: EPUB
- Masse: 693 KB
Über den Autor
Ralph D. Sawyer, one of America's leading scholars in Chinese warfare, has worked extensively with major intelligence and defense agencies. After studying at MIT and Harvard and a brief stint of university teaching, Sawyer has spent the past thirty years lecturing and doing international consulting work focused on China.
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