Customer Review: This really isn't the "Art of War" as written by Sun Tzu but it is Tarver's interpretation of that work. Having read several translations of the Art of War, this version is more easily read but the use of colloquial English is a little jarring and leaves you questioning the accuracy of the... more info
Customer Review: Sun-Tzu military strategies and lessons are current even when the book was written centuries ago and Ralph D. Sawyer provides additional material to establish a context. After reading this book you will understand why "people should learn from history". The Essential Art of War provides... more info
Customer Review: This 1996 volume in the Ballantine "Classics of Ancient China" series has been allowed to go out of print in its original format, although used copies seem to be readily available. There is a modified (but apparently not revised) 2003 edition under a different title from another publisher (see... more info
Customer Review: So far as I have been able to tell, this volume is a re-designed version of "Sun Pin: The Art of Warfare," by Lau and Ames, originally published in 1996 by Ballantine Books, and, like too many of the "Classics of Ancient China" series, allowed to go out of print. Besides the change in the title... more info