The Art of War - Sun Tzu

[Jack Ryan]

Any one else own a copy of this?

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[OneBadV8]

Yes, 2 actually. One is full of commentaries.

 

[Mr. Habib]

I've got one. Just waiting for the day my second grader has to do a book report for school.

 

[shibumiseeker]

Several, both paper and electronic.

Got one on my Touch for casual browsing.

 

[Woodsman]

Hard copy here. I would also recommend "The Book of Five Rings". Link here: [ame=http://www.amazon.com/Book-Five-Rings-Miyamoto-Musashi/dp/1590308913/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1287076776&sr=8-1]Amazon.com: The Book of Five Rings (9781590308912): Miyamoto Musashi, Thomas Cleary: Books[/ame]

 

[Bendrx]

Gutenburg Project!

 

[youngda9]

I have the book...it's coming up in the que soon to get read.

 

[Jerry]

I've been meaning to pick up a copy... I like some of the copy's with business-oriented annotations too.

 

[Kirk Freeman]

Yes, several different editions.

For younger children I recommend an illustrated edition Sun Zi Speaks from the ROC. My nephews received this last year.

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[wwdkd]

I had one. A friend borrowed it and never gave it back. Guess I'll have to get a new one.

If you like that book, another good one to read would be Il Principe by Niccolò Machiavelli (The Prince - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia)

 

[RichardR]

I just downloaded a copy to my touch from the Gutenburg project yesterday, it is next on my to-read list as soon as I finish "On War" by Carl von Clausewitz.

 

[Bendrx]

You can get the Prince off of Ejunto for free in audio book format. Also a good one.

 

[TiminMishawaka]

I have The Art of War, The Book of Five Rings, Hagakure, and another one that's not as popular but just as good imho, "Thick Face, Black Heart". The Book of 5 Rings really woke me up to the fact that I really need to be carrying 2 handguns at any time instead of one.

 

[Juggernaut]

The Five Rings.... Read it you must!!!

Download audio books!

Art of War
Audiobook Corner: Sun Tzu - The Art Of War

Five Rings
Audiobook Corner: Miyamoto Musashi - A Book of Five Rings

 

[60Driver]

Lucky enough to have studied Sun Tzu and Clausewitz plus a few others at Command and Staff under some damn smart guys. Salute to RichardR on reading Clausewitz, not a small undertaking but worthy. Their writings are valid at all levels of war from tactical to strategic. Musahi is of course another great read.

 

[gage]

I've a hard copy of The Art of War by my bedside.
An enjoyable and insightful read every time I open it.

 

[buckstopshere]

I've just about worn out my copy. It's paperback. Have read it several times and it's prolly time to do it again.

 

[Eddie]

Lucky enough to have studied Sun Tzu and Clausewitz plus a few others at Command and Staff under some damn smart guys. Salute to RichardR on reading Clausewitz, not a small undertaking but worthy. Their writings are valid at all levels of war from tactical to strategic. Musahi is of course another great read.

I have both and have read them both. Clausewitz is a bit more tied to the weapons of his time while Sun Tzu I feel offers more broad based advice that is applicable to many different situations.

Has anyone studied the Economic Theory of Games and looked at its applicablility to strategy and tactics? The Compete Strategyst by the Rand Corporation is very good if you can find a copy.

 

[TopDog]

It used to be on the Commandant's reading list for SNCO's in the Marine Corps. I wonder if its still required reading.

 

[theweakerbrother]

I did a report for the Art of War in elementary or middle school. I was introduced to it via Sid Meier from the computer game "Civilization" as the Art was a cultural referent in the game. I had a nice copy I received from Barnes and Noble. I've not read Five Rings or anything else but if Juggernaut recommends it, it must be G2G!