Track | Section | Length |
1 | 1-01 - Laying Plans | 5:20 |
2 | 1-02 - Waging War | 4:30 |
3 | 1-03 - Attack by Stratagem | 5:04 |
4 | 1-04 - Tactical Dispositions | 3:59 |
5 | 1-05 - Energy | 5:02 |
6 | 1-06 - Weak Points and Strong | 7:28 |
7 | 1-07 - Maneuvering | 6:34 |
8 | 1-08 - Variation in Tactics | 3:29 |
9 | 1-09 - The Army on the March | 8:21 |
10 | 1-10 - Terrain | 7:07 |
11 | 1-11 - The Nine Situations | 13:11 |
12 | 1-12 - The Attack by Fire | 3:57 |
13 | 1-13 - The Use of Spies | 5:49 |
14 | 2-01 Laying Plans | 4:43 |
15 | 2-02 Waging War | 3:54 |
16 | 2-03 Attack By Stratagem | 4:24 |
17 | 2-04 Tactical Dispositions | 3:26 |
18 | 2-05 Energy | 4:21 |
19 | 2-06 Weak Points and Strong | 6:27 |
20 | 2-07 Maneuvering | 5:49 |
21 | 2-08 Variation in Tactics | 3:08 |
22 | 2-09 The Army on the March | 7:58 |
23 | 2-10 Terrain | 6:53 |
24 | 2-11 The Nine Situations | 12:48 |
25 | 2-12 The Attack By Fire | 3:49 |
26 | 2-13 The Use of Spies | 5:23 |
Notes for Version 1
Running Time: 1 hour 18 minutes
Read by: Phil Chenevert
Book Coordinator: Phil Chenevert
Meta Coordinator: Phil Chenevert
Proof Listener: DaveC
Notes for Version 2
Running Time: 1 hour 13 minutes
Read by: Moira Fogarty
Book Coordinator: Moira Fogarty
Meta Coordinator: Ezwa
Total running time: 2 hours 33 minutes
Artwork
Cover: Photo of Chinese terra cotta soldiers
DVD Inset: Statue of Sun Tzu in Yurihama, Tottori, in Japan
DVD Insert background: Statue of Sun Wu in Yurihama, Tottori, in Japan
Recordings
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The Art of War by Chinese general Sun Tzu is considered by many to be the single best book ever written on the subject of war. Studied by Asians for centuries, the work came to the general attention of the west only when translated into French in 1792 and then into English in 1905. It has since become a required handbook for those engaged in combat as well as other adversarial encounters; businessmen, lawyers, politicians, and even athletes have availed themselves of Sun Tzu’s genius. Sun Tzu believed war to be a necessary evil that should be avoided, and, when unavoidable, prosecuted to a quick end. He saw victory and defeat as fundamentally psychological states, and thus puts psychology and intelligence tactics above the use of force and material and physical dominance. His ideal general is as much a Taoist master as a battle-tested warrior. His writings on the knowledge of one’s enemy, the true nature of strategy and tactics, and the primacy of pre-battle positioning, enlightened the western mind and became bedside reading for figures like Generals MacArthur and Schwartkopf. In thirteen short chapters The Art of War delivers all the strategic insight and wisdom needed for a lifetime of engagement in public affairs.
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Item Info | |
EAN - DVD case | 0684758935861 |
EAN - CD jacket | 0682550991146 |
Media | MP3 CD |
Package | DVD Case |
Author | Sun Tzu (554 BCE - 496 BCE), |
Translator | Lionel Giles (1875 - 1958) |
Recording | |
Read by | Phil Chenevert (v. 1) Moira Fogarty (v. 2) |
Length | 1 hour 18 minutes (v. 1) 1 hours 13 minutes (v. 2) 2 hours 33 minutes total running time |
Type of Reading | Solo |
The Art of War
- Author: Sun Tzu
- Product Code: DB-1006
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