| Description |
1 online resource (316 pages) |
| Contents |
Cover; Half Title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; A Note on Pronunciation; Chronology of Approximate Dynastic Periods; Introduction; 1 Estimates; 2 Plans; 3 Spies; 4 Elite Forces; 5 The Infantry; 6 The Cavalry; 7 Amphibious Strategies; 8 Chariots; 9 Trust; 10 Instructions; 11 Large Numbers; 12 Small Numbers; 13 Love; 14 Awesomeness; 15 Rewards; 16 Punishment; 17 The Host; 18 The Guest; 19 The Strong; 20 The Weak; 21 Arrogance; 22 Alliances; 23 Disposition; 24 Strategic Power; 25 Daylight; 26 Night; 27 Preparation; 28 Provisions; 29 Local Guides; 30 Knowledge; 31 Observers; 32 Marshes |
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33 Contentious Terrain34 Advantageous Terrain; 35 Mountains; 36 Valleys; 37 Offense; 38 Defense; 39 Initiative; 40 Response; 41 The Unorthodox; 42 The Orthodox; 43 The Vacuous; 44 The Substantial; 45 Recklessness; 46 Weightiness; 47 Profit; 48 Harm; 49 Security; 50 Danger; 51 Fighting to the Death; 52 Seeking Life; 53 The Hungry; 54 The Sated; 55 Fatigue; 56 Ease; 57 Victory; 58 Defeat; 59 Advancing; 60 Retreating; 61 Provocation; 62 Compulsion; 63 The Distant; 64 The Nearby; 65 Rivers; 66 Incendiary Strategies; 67 Slowness; 68 Quickness; 69 Order; 70 Disorder; 71 Segmenting; 72 Uniting |
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73 Anger74 Spirit; 75 Retreats; 76 Pursuits; 77 Refusing Battle; 78 Inevitable Combat; 79 Avoidance; 80 Sieges; 81 Utterances; 82 Peace Negotiations; 83 Enduring Attacks; 84 Surrenders; 85 The Heavens; 86 The Human; 87 The Difficult; 88 The Easy; 89 Bait; 90 Estrangement; 91 Doubt; 92 The Impoverished; 93 Wind; 94 Snow; 95 Nurturing Spirit; 96 Fear; 97 Letters; 98 Change; 99 Enthralled with Warfare; 100 Forgetting Warfare; Appendix: Historical Characteristics of Chinese Warfare; Index I: Strategic and Tactical Principles; Index II: Names, Places, Books, and Special Terms |
| Notes |
Index III: Quotations from the Military Classics |
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Print version record |
| SUBJECT |
China. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79091151
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| Subject |
China
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Sawyer, Mai-Ch
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Liu, Chi
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| ISBN |
9780429973017 |
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0429973012 |
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