The Art of War
The Art of War by Sun Tzu Book Summary
An Apple Books Classic edition.
It’s believed that Sun Tzu wrote this Chinese military primer during the 5th century BC-hundreds of years before the Bible. The book’s 13 chapters explore principles that statesmen around the globe have employed for centuries to defeat their enemies at war.
Sun Tzu starts by mapping out the five fundamental factors that lead to war. He then covers a wide range of topics, from avoiding conflict altogether to strategically positioning soldiers, pulling off tactical maneuvers, and putting spies to use.
Despite the technological advances made since The Art of War was published, Sun Tzu is still considered one of history’s foremost military strategists, and his methods still ring true. While he wrote the book as a manual for those who would literally wield swords, it has reached a much broader audience in this day and age. Warriors of all kinds-like corporate leaders or athletes-seek out Sun Tzu’s wisdom in their quest for success.
The Art of War by Sun Tzu Book Reviews
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I freaked love how half of these comments are about techno’s potato war
This helped me retake the Soviet Union. Thank you Sun Tzu for helping me retake the motherland!
GOAT
These tactics are great to win a potato war
This was a great book. I honestly got lost in the wisdom interweaved in certain chapters but I got the main points of the chapters as well. I would most likely recommend this book for young adults learning about life and academics. I strongly encourage others to read this book as it is dripping in wisdom and general life lessons.
The blood god pig told me to read a historical book so here I am finishing in a few days
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I haven’t read it but i saw it in a technoblade video so I LOVE IT 10/10 would recommend
Excellent and well written.
Sun tzu said that
Ok, if I’m being 100% honest I only found out about this book through a Technoblade video awhile ago- but forgetting that the book is pretty good!
This is not a book with the typical plot structure, it’s like a set of guidelines and info with commentator input, interpretations, and examples. It is a marvelous piece of literature.
I saw the quotes in a technoblade video and decided to read it. From how much I have read so far, really good book. Love it. Definitely will keep reading.
Been reading some of them and I can not stay in place all the time.
I haven’t read anything this bad since John Grisham’s “Skipping Christmas.”
I started reading this book because my friends kept telling me about it, I’m not really the type to read books, but when I read this book I was shocked on how good it was. 10/10 would read again
You may be thinking that this book is only for a general, admiral, etc. But it can really be useful for anyone who has some sort of authority. This book tells you about stuff like rewarding your army that could easily be put into the context of stuff like sports teams and businesses. This book has some hard words and there is some commentary that can be at times long but is usually helpful. The book is free though so can’t really complain.
This book is very epic I saw it in a technoblade video.
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Great read, I like the commentary but it was a bit confusing until I got into it
Essays between 2-3 sentences of original text. I appreciate the effort and I actually like notes, just not more notes than text.
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I enjoyed this book quite a bit. My only negative response was the significant amount of commentary. However, I did not find it to difficult to skip around it and some was helpful, so overall I’m still giving it a positive rating.
I think it’s safe to say that even if you haven’t read this book, you’ve definately heard of it before. This is a classic, and as far as I can tell, speaking as someone who can’t speak the least bit of Chinese, a fairly good translation as well. However there is one drawback. I had to read this book for school, but being unable to go to the library or the book store for obvious reasons, my parents and I began looking for a digital solution. Apple’s free classic books are great finds, and we were thrilled to find “The Art of War” on here. Part way through the first chapter I realized that this was more than just the book, a (honestly kind of distracting) commentary. The ratio of book to commentary ranged from a phrase, to a sentence, to a paragraph of the book, followed by a sentence, to a paragraph, to a couple of pages of commentary. Granted the commentary was useful at certain poitns (i.e clarifying names of people and dynasties, clarafying time lines, explaining how certain events played out, etc.), but at other points (the majority) it just made things rather hard to follow as someone who just wnated to read the book. However I did find a solution, if you see an opening bracket: [ skip till after you see a closing bracket: ] I’m not complaining, as for a free version in the middle of a pandemic this is an excellent iteration of Sun Tzu’s work, but I can see this being harder to follow for some than other’s.
It was a very easy read.
Thanks for the classic! Always enjoy reading this book.
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Very good book. However for my personal tastes, it was really hard to get into and finish. It did feel like the paragraphs were rambling on.
So yeah, if you want to get better at the crucible you should read this.
Notes get in the way
Interesting read. Was curious what everyone was referencing
Theres too many notes and uses too many notes without explaining them very well.
Great book, I recommend reading the entire book !
This version is loaded with notes in between the original work. It makes it very difficult to read the original work straight through. Not a good version.
The book itself is excellent as always, but for the most part, the annotations get in the way of reading.
I have been meaning to read this book. I was not expecting the explanations in it. But at times they were helpful.
How can you go wrong with this book. It is mesmerizing!
Love
Hate the way it’s written
Great read !
For what ages is this for?
Loved this book!
It’s very obvious that nations today use this book as a bible in warfare. All the strategies implemented in modern day warfare is a carbon copy of the lessons in this book. Some of the points in this book also can be used to manipulate everyday life.
A must read if you ever want to take on a leadership position in life.
'The Art of War' has various applications in the modern world, which will award you an advantage amongst your competitors, should you find yourself in a competitive situation. This version of the book was an attempt by the translator/ compiler to take every existing translation of the book that already exists, and present them to you, so that you can observe the discrepancies amongst them. In this way, nothing (or almost nothing) is lost in translation, allowing the book to maintain its value and power amongst teams and individuals.
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No I do not like it
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Lovely intro into the arena of battle
When Going To Do Battle,... See Battle Win & Win Battle When First Approaching Battle Field In One’s Mind & Win... Decimating Everyone Of Your Enemies & Everything In Your Path... Complete Your Battle Win. This Principle Battle Stance Is Successful In All Projects Attempted. Self Achievement Through Willfully Strong Mental Concentration & Determination All The Way To The ‘Battle’s End Game Completion’... War The Art Of: ...A Very Good Book.... I first read this old Chinese Book when I was only 17. I recommend it for all students from & in any course. Get this. Cheers... Danner
It was good but, confusing. You can actually apply this to a lot like sports for instance. I also found some grammar problems where the wrong word was used. Also there are so many Chinese names and there very close to each other which made it hard to understand.
This is a time tested truth of man's bloody conquests.
Good story ruined by poor commentary. Recommend a version other than this. Very annoying
If tupac says this is a good book then it should be a good book
I tried to read this book but I could not tell what was the narration, and what was Sun Zhu. Overall, pretty darn BAD!
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I would much rather have the annotations separate from the text. There are annotations every line or two, and it's impossible to get the flow of the text or process what the author is actually saying with all the interruptions.
This book is amazing. Couldnt keep my eyes off of it :)
I see why it's free. The "commentary" is extremely annoying. I am capable of understanding and forming my own opinion, thanks.
A good book wether you dream of commanding an army of ninjas or just need inspiration to organize your life style and best of all it's free
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It was rambling about Chinese stuff and generally NOT making sense. You will regret getting this. :(
I didn't even read it . I only kept it open so my teacher thought I was reading
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Good to have it on here for reference.
Sun Tzu's Art of War represents one of the many aspects of Chinese People's superiority over the rest of the world, especially the west barbs. The west tries to learn sun tzu but in perill due to their own arrogance and self-worshipping. So the west could forget sun tzu and stick back to their own barbarian way.
Pretty good for free I would say maybe Read it if so bored
I couldn't find a definition for it. Sorry, I don't hang around hipster coffee shops.
"divide overflow". get your head checked because this was one of the best books ever written. p.s general, sun tzu won many battles and was a presteiged general in ancient history. get a life...
The hype surrounding the ramblings of a Chinese pseudo-philosopher peasant makes this a complete disappointment. It's actually LESS painful reading Ayn Rand than this drivel. Seriously, save your time. We know we're all reading it for coffee shop intellectual epeen boosting. Just pretend you read it, just like everyone else does.
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Fascinating insight on literature over 2000 years old. The contemporaneous examples in the history of Chinese wars were engaging to understand the context - sometimes difficult to follow as am not familiar with the players in the landscape.
A timeless strategical and philosophical masterpiece, with many various opinions and interpretations, making it suitable and easy to read for anyone. You don't need to be training as an army officer to appreciate the endless amount of knowledge, much of which can be transferred to general, everyday life.
I know now how to crush my enemies to a pulp, bring them to their knees and make them beg for mercy. My troops will bring them to the ground and their pride!
Great read with some valuable background and surrounding information. I would happily have paid for this- grab it while its free its a steal :)
Although a lot of effort has gone into translating the text, the book was pretty unreadable as the sentences are continually fractured by references or commenting on what other people have said. I would have just preferred to read what sun tzu wrote, if they want to add a foreword in fine.
This is a slightly odd version of this book. It reads like an academics first draft. The extra notes and interpretations vary from incomprehensible to fascinating. I would recommend it to a casual reader but don't be afraid to skip the odd page.
Books survive for a reason. The wisdom in this book has been regurgitated thousands of times but never bettered. It is the first and only business book you'll ever need.
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Only a third through it, but it is a really great read. The commentator does a great job of making the chinese proverbs understandable and makes it easy for any age. I am 16 and i found it compelling. I definately recomend this book despite its length.
I found this a very interesting and real-life applicable book and the anecdotes made by the commentator(s) are also interesting as well as factual information :D
Very long
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The best.
This copy of The Art of War contains MANY translation notes and historical anecdotes. I found them very helpful for understanding the passages, but if you aren't looking for all the extras this copy probably isn't the one for you!
In any venture: these principles are effective
This one by far exceeds the rest, I feel it holds true to the original translation but has the right twist for modern understanding! Must have for all military, LEO's.
This book is confusing not because of its concepts but because almost the entire book is notes.
Best all time favorites!!
good read
This was a good read although difficult because some of the content was dry. This should be read by anyone that has strategic plans whether in battle or in general life.
Heard a lot about this so decided to give it a chance
I think it rather excessive that the actual art of war translation doesn't begin until the 74th page. Otherwise however it is good and very detailed
Sun Tzu speak on many different topics in this book and when reading I attempted to apply these to my life, not from a war aspect, but from an aspect of strategic thinking and evaluation of day to day encounters.
It was the worst book I have ever read and please don't read it you would be wasting your time and life and I'm telling the truth
A number of grammatical errors
Good book but can you add questions and answers to this book.
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Fans of this genre have either read or have made a point to read "The Art of War". What makes this version worth a go are the various notes and commentary from not only this curator but from various observers throughout history. It's nice to put the original verses in context. That is not to say that you won't see the bias of this latest commentator or that you won't sometimes feel like you can do without it, but the fact is the original text is so old you would need adjunct material anyway. Like the title says, if you can do it like I will, you'll read the intro after finishing the book. There's enough commentary to render it unnecessary unless you like that sort of thing
I think it was just this version, but the translation was confusing. Always jumping between who's speaking, very convoluted. It took me awhile to get through this as it was so boring. However, it did have some golden nuggets of good information.
This is a great version for students who wish to have a more in depth description of the passages. Most of this book is the authors own view and background on the events as well as descriptions of the footnotes. If you wish to just read the book there are other free versions available. I personally keep this version for when I have questions on the passages or wish a more in-depth description.
I don't know why people say they have a hard time grasping the concept of this book. It seemed fairly straightforward to me. I guess when people hear the book is Chinese, they think spiritualism, religion, metaphysics, etc. This has nothing to do with that. It's a straight up book on how to wage war. I agree, it does get kind of hard to read, as the author continually stops in the middle of a sentence to explain how what he was just describing was actually used in war, then it picks right back up again. I found myself having to keep going back to re-read the previous paragraph to get back into the story. A tough read, but everything seemed reasonable to me.
Would be good if not for the notes that I find entirely useless and annoying.
A great book that straightened any crease I had on the war shirt.
Good read n very influential
The book, in of itself, is a true classic. The critical notes, however, often got in the way and distracted me from the point of the text. This rude interruption occurred far too often... Wish I could find a less "noted" version.
Read the title
The book contains what is written by Sun Tzu, but the added text and references made it harder to stay focused on one thing. Some of the references I found useful as examples, however, most were so long, I had trouble keeping up with the book itself. While I enjoyed the book itself, the little annoyances keep me from truly marveling in the true majesty that is the Art of War.
I appreciate the secondary author's attempt to clarify or expand upon the reader's knowledge of Sun Tzu's writing, but his commentary is more often then not detrimental to the understanding of the reader. There are very few unedited passages of the original manuscript, and the unedited passages are usually irrelevant and provide no insight to the philosophy of war. Overall, I would consider this more of a reference guide rather than source material.
I'm 11 and I have read this book many times, but for some reason I can't stop taking a retake on it, one day I'll understand a decision the next I have a different perspective. This book is highly captivating and depends much on perspective as a factor to the way you read.
Excellent principles to guide leaders engaged in war, as well as coaches who lead teams in tough competitions. Quite a number of these principles apply to sports coaching. For sport competition is war without guns!
I feel like after reading this I seem to interpret things differently in a good way, amazing read!
This was truly an interesting read. I would recommend this book for anyone willing to use tactful knowledge in their everyday life, not for malicious use.
I read the book and found it a bit confusing. The different names from one passage to the next and not knowing who said what and in what context ... I was excited to read it but not what I expected.
War has never been a big topic in my conversations; however, after I read this book, I realize life is a war.
Although some of the notes on original text might seem boring and repetitive, the book perfectly captures and easily interprets Sun Tzu's writings to every reader. A must read for anyone eager to understand "strategy of life" and its consequences.
Would've been better without the commentary but it was still very good
This was a very good translation in addition to being an interesting and thoughtful read, the commentary was at many times unnecessary though
This has too many notes and side comments--so much so that over half of the text is side notes!! I downloaded this to read the actual book, not some annoying translator or historian's interpretation and clarifications. Misleading title because it doesn't actually state that you'll have to swim through an extra 200 pages of "related notes" or whatever. Deleting and finding a better more true-to-text copy so I can use my own brain instead of having someone else pop in to interrupt the text lol
This is a roughly translated version, although the information is printed the translator/author produces their insights and verbiage which should've been reserved for the epilogue.
Written for any age of warfare.
Great
This book was excellent. To think that the principles Sun Tsu put forth 500 years B.C. Are still totally applicable is boggling. The explanations of the translations got a little heavier than needed but I believe it was to demonstrate the thoroughness of the research into this timeless classic.
Read this with the reflection of history. You will understand why somany failed while others susceeded.
If you like tons of side notes and over explanation of every sentence this copy is for you
ok
Deleted the book and got the other one too many side notes
Too many supporting references for every chapter. I rapidly found myself leafing thru each chapter to bypass the explanations by other Chinese historians/warlords. Not as interesting as I had hoped.
This version was long and drawn out by the rewriting author, not to mention annoying. Sun Tzu would be disappointed that his work was destroyed like this.
Let me read this first
Great book!
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| Writer | Sun Tzu |
| Genre | Military |
| Published | 04 October 2010 |
| Language | English |
| E-Book Size | 341.12 KB |
| Price | Free |
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