 | By: Sun Tzu Binding: Paperback Publisher: El Paso Norte Press ISBN: 0976072696 ISBN-13: 9780976072690 Released: 25 Mar 2005 RRP: Average Rating:  |
Sun Tzu pointed out that war is a terrible thing which should be avoided, if at alll possible, but, when unavoidable should be carried out so as to minimize the destruction. He was the first to advocate that war should not be undertaken for trivial reasons & that it should be conducted by professionals who know how to do it right - who understand that no one gains from unnecessary death & destruction.
The minute details of his advice are no more directly applicable to modern military circumstances; or to other areas such as business, advertising or sports; than are those from other classic masterpieces of literature from ancient times. The value of this little book is in the philosophy, reason & intelligence it displays & promotes, not in the specifics that were applicable 2,500 years ago.
Sun Tzu's view that those who do not understand the gravity of war, who do not understand the necessity of a clear purpose & for specific goals to be achieved by military action, who do not understand the importance of discipline & effective leadership, etc... will surely come to grief is as true today as it has been throughout the history of the world.
This is merely one of the greatest books that has ever been written. It is an appeal for reason & rational behavior, even when conducting something as inherently irrational as war. Its lessons are monumentallly important even if they are occasionallly misunderstood & misapplied by those of limited intelligence.
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