{"product_id":"9780375754777","title":"The Book of War: Includes The Art of War by Sun Tzu \u0026 On War by Karl von Clausewitz","description":"\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor\/Contributor(s):\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eSun Tzu; von Clausewitz, Carl; Peters, Ralph; Carr, Caleb\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eModern Library\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e2\/22\/2000\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003ePaperback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eNEW\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003cb\u003eTwo classic works of military strategy that shaped the way we think about warfare: \u003ci\u003eThe Art of War\u003c\/i\u003e by Sun Tzu and \u003ci\u003eOn War \u003c\/i\u003eby Karl von Clausewitz, together in one volume\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e“Civilization might have been spared much of the damage suffered in the world wars . . . if the influence of Clausewitz’s \u003ci\u003eOn War\u003c\/i\u003e had been blended with and balanced by a knowledge of Sun Tzu’s \u003ci\u003eThe Art of War\u003c\/i\u003e.”—B. H. Liddel Hart\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eFor two thousand years, Sun Tzu’s \u003ci\u003eThe Art of War\u003c\/i\u003e has been the indispensable volume of warcraft. Although his work is the first known analysis of war and warfare, Sun Tzu struck upon a thoroughly modern concept: “The supreme art of war is to subdue the enemy without fighting.” \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eKarl von Clausewitz, the canny military theorist who famously declared that war is a continuation of politics by other means, also claims paternity of the notion “total war.” \u003ci\u003eOn War\u003c\/i\u003e is the magnum opus of the era of the French Revolution and the Napoleonic wars.    \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNow these two great minds come together in a single volume that also features an introduction by esteemed military writer Ralph Peters and the Modern Library War Series introduction by Caleb Carr, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Alienist\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e(The cover and text refer to \u003ci\u003eThe Art of War\u003c\/i\u003e as \u003ci\u003eThe Art of Warfare,\u003c\/i\u003e an alternate translation of the title.)","brand":"Modern Library","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42914130952447,"sku":"9780375754777","price":27.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0452\/0886\/2873\/files\/9780375754777.jpg?v=1783454572","url":"https:\/\/massivebookshop.com\/products\/9780375754777","provider":"MASSIVE BOOKSHOP","version":"1.0","type":"link"}