Sun Pin

"The enormous recent popularity in America of Sun-tzu's Art of War has heightened awareness of the great Chinese tradition of writing on theory and practice of war, and new generations of readers have"

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Sun Pin, army commander and a direct descendent of the legendary Sun Tzu (The Art of War), adapts his ancestor's strategic style to the conditions of his own time, the fourth century B.C. Includes chapter- by-chapter commentaries and a major historical introduction by Sawyer. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Ralph D. Sawyer, one of America’s leading scholars in Chinese warfare, has worked extensively with major intelligence and defense agencies. After studying at MIT and Harvard and a brief stint of university teaching, Sawyer has spent the past thirty years lecturing and doing international consulting work focused on China.