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I am presently reading Samuel B. Griffith's Art of War. Any comments on it or things I should keep in mind while reading it?
Does anyone have books to suggest regarding the princips of war?
Only that you do not read classical Chinese and may take things out of context. I've read the Art of War three times, the last time, it took me over a year in trying to understand it in the original Chinese ... and I will tell you that that my 1st reading is completely wrong.
My 1st read in Griffith's translation.
My second read in Chinese (modern)
3rd - Classical Chinese
Only that you do not read classical Chinese and may take things out of context. I've read the Art of War three times, the last time, it took me over a year in trying to understand it in the original Chinese ... and I will tell you that that my 1st reading is completely wrong.
My 1st read in Griffith's translation.
My second read in Chinese (modern)
3rd - Classical Chinese
You think it is worth learning Chinese just for this book?!? :)
...and what I'm frightened off, is that they call it God's love...
You think it is worth learning Chinese just for this book?!? :)
It's alot easier to rely on lecturers like me.
Originally posted by Franco Lolan
Any books on milit tactics, particluarly on strategic level, that you advise I read after Art? I'm thinking of On War
Good read. Would also recommend Machevelli. The three serves as a good intro into strategic philosophy. Just be advised that we have long surpassed these 3 great thinkers in strategic thinking and knowhow.
Good read. Would also recommend Machevelli. The three serves as a good intro into strategic philosophy. Just be advised that we have long surpassed these 3 great thinkers in strategic thinking and knowhow.
True, but in order to surpass, you must master the basics. That's what SUn Tzu, Machevelli and others did.
Created the basics of an strategic thinking and knowhow for others to follow.
Any books on milit tactics, particluarly on strategic level, that you advise I read after Art? I'm thinking of On War
On the strategic level, von Molke is good. A collection of his writings can be found in "Molke on the Art of War" by Daniel Hughes. Von Molke seldom shows up on anyone's "greatest generals" list simply because his wars against the French and the Austro-Hungarians were so short and one-sided.
Also worth looking into is Van Creveld's "Supplying War" on logistics. As the saying goes, "amateurs discuss tactics, professionals discuss logistics".
There are many Chinese dialects in China. It is hard to guess how many dialects exist, but they can be roughly classified into one of the seven large groups, i.e., Putonghua (Mandarin), Gan, Kejia (Hakka), Min, Wu, Xiang and Yue (Cantonese). Each language group contains a large number of dialects. These are the Chinese languages spoken mostly by the Han people, which represents about 92 percent of the total population
"Some have learnt many Tricks of sly Evasion, Instead of Truth they use Equivocation, And eke it out with mental Reservation, Which is to good Men an Abomination."
I don't have to attend every argument I'm invited to.
Hi
Not sure how you are gonna like this , but may be i will just show you.
Kautilya/Chanakyas "Arthashastra" is what i am talking about.
Written more than 2000 years ago by Chanakya , the Prime Minister to ChandraGupta Maurya-grandfather of Asoka Maurya the great , you might find Arthashastra a bit intresting , but also exhaustive in details relating to the Indian Sub-Continent.
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