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Title: The Art of War - Sun Tzu's Classic in Plain English With Sun Pin's : The Art of Warfare by Sun Tzu, Sun Pin, D. E. Tarver ISBN: 0-595-22472-5 Publisher: Writers Club Press Pub. Date: 19 April, 2002 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $14.95

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Average Customer Rating: 4.71 (14 reviews)

Rating: 5
Summary: A solid translation!
Comment: Reading over all the reviews of all the Art of War translations it is obvious that no one version satisfies everyone. So much is left to individual taste and opinion. Some like extra commentary some hate extra commentary. I do not purport to be an expert on Sun Tzu, nor have I devoted my life to the study of the various translations, but I really did enjoy this book.

I have only read a couple of other versions. If you are looking for an in depth study of the Chinese language then Griffin's version is probably a good one for you, but if you want a clear, easy to understand lesson of the strategy of Sun Tzu then this is the book for you.

It is important to remember that there is no perfect translation of Sun Tzu, and no single book can really approach every angle necessary to fit everyone's taste for this type of material. Just about every translation on line has reviews ranging from 5 stars to 1 star, this one is no different.

Personally, I highly recommend this version. If you are a serious student of Sun Tzu and mean to devote decades to this study then you should be reading every translation available. If you want a thorough understanding of Sun Tzu without trying to become an expert on the intricacies of commentary and opinion, read this one.

Rating: 5
Summary: Interesting!!!
Comment: I have read Sun Tzu and enjoyed it, but now I think that Sun Pin may be more relevant. I had net heard a lot about Sin Pin until I bought this book, and I think the addition of his work makes this a unique version.

This book is really easy to read and understand, but in my opinion Sun Tzu is pretty much the same in every version, some of which I like some I do not.

I think Sun Pin is the most interesting part of this book but it's nice to have them both together.

Rating: 5
Summary: War does not make one great
Comment: Said an other eastern philospher, which seems to sum up Sun's thesis that true leadership is achieveing your nation's goals without resorting to war. what is fansinating in this work though is the degree that western and eastern armies differ. While many eastern armies were crushed by the abstract and seemingly faceless beast of the western style (Rome's legions, the British empire, ect.) the West has had trobule countering both the stuborn and flexable nature of Eastern fighting "an army is like a snake, attack its head and the tail will strike you. attack its tail and its head will strike. attack the center and both the head and the tail will strike" (the Persians learned that the hard way at Marthon). The crux of Tzu is that of understanding human nature and how it effects an army. Like general Shermen, he believed that an army has a "soul" and that it is not the death of men or lose of men that win or lose wars, but rather the presivation or devestation of this "soul".
Another point he hits on is the use of unconventinal tatics. Intreastingly, I first came across his work in Once an Eagle, where Sam (the hero) goes to China (in the 40's) and sees first hand the extent that Tzu is revlent in today's world.

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