The Book of War : From Chinese History.
This concise illustrated volume presents a slice of Chinese military history that will appeal to Sinophiles, historians, strategists and the general public. Where Sun-Tzu discussed strategy and tactics, Mr. Wang introduces the weapons and techniques used in various periods of Chinese history as well...
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| Language: | English |
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New York :
Algora Publishing,
2017.
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Table of Contents:
- Military organization of ancient China
- Ancient Chinese weapons and equipment
- Strategic cultural thinking
- Cultural paradigm
- Six arts, the making of a knight
- San Yang, the Iron Chancellor, architect of Imperial China
- Bai Chi, the most successful general in Chinese history
- Gan Luo, the diplomatic genius
- Kong Ming, the Chinese Leonardo da Vinci
- Wu Qi, the flawed perfect general
- Sun Bin and make them ride to the sound of the battle
- Zhao Ser and the great fake
- Yu Xu and deception, deception and more deception
- Xiang Yu and the strategy of smashed stoves and sunken ships
- The peasant and the warrior: the founding of the imperial Han empire
- The Bare Head Brigade, berserker troops of ancient China
- Psychological warfare, 285 bc
- Battle of the Red Cliff, the salamis of ancient China
- Battle of Bo-ju, Sun Tzu's signature campaign
- Battle of Zui-li, the battle that Sun Tzu lost
- The path of vengeance
- Battle of Jin-yang, the end of the spring and autumn era
- Zheng He, the admiral
- Jing Ke, the death warrior
- Mo Dao, the forerunner of the samurai sword
- The Chinese crossbows.