History - Art of War

The Art of War is a Chinese Military treatise written during the 6th century BC by Sun Tzu. {Born in state of Qi dynasty, 544BC,a Chinese General who died in state of Wu dynasty, 496BC}

The Art of War encompasses 13 chapters, namely:

I.                   Detail Assessment and Planning 

II.                Waging War 

III.             Strategic Attack

IV.             Disposition of the Army 

V.                Forces 

VI.             Weaknesses and Strengths 

VII.          Military Manoeuvres

VIII.       Variations and Adaptability 

IX.             Movement and Development of Troops

X.                Terrain 

XI.             The Nine Battlegrounds

XII.          Attacking with Fire

XIII.       Intelligence and Espionage 

This is one of the oldest books on military strategy in the world.  It is also one of the most famous studies of strategy and has had a huge influence on Eastern & Western military planning, business tactics.  It is claimed the following leaders have drawn inspiration from the work of the Art of War:

·         Napoleon (President of France)

·         Mao Zedong (Chairman of Communist Party of China)

·         Pervez Musharraf (President of Pakistan)

·         Vo Nguyen Giap (Senior General of Vietnam People’s Army)

·         Douglas MacArthur (General of US Army)

In the modern and contemporary world of today, the Art of War has been applied to the corporate culture, providing inspirations on how to succeed in the competitive business markets like those of the emerging markets of India and China.  Since 1980s, many Japanese companies have made the Art of War a mandatory book for all their key executives to acquire the skill sets of how to outsmart competitive endeavors of today’s fierce market space.  The Art of War has also gained its popularity for its application to the Western business management, office politics and corporate strategies.

In the eyes of law, where negotiation tactics, trial process and trial strategy are crucial to the success of every lawyer, the Art of War has also been the subject of many various law books and legal articles.

Even in the competitive world of sports – crickets and footballs, where players were handed out excerpts of the Art of War before their matches. 

FIFA World Cup:  Luiz Felipe Scolari football coach plotted his football strategies in accordance to the Art of War to win the year 2002 and 2006 FIFI World Cups.   

Cricket:  Australian cricket coach John Bunchanan was said to have handed out excerpts from the Art of War to his players before the match with England in year 2001.

The Art of War had also been interpreted as providing methods for developing social strategies such as social relationships, maintaining romantic relationships and seduction.

 

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An unique crescent vase with engraved scripts from Art of War

 

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9.8x4.3x11.8 (inch)

 

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