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Sun Tzu at Gettysburg: Ancient Military Wisdom in the Modern World

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Sun Tzu at Gettysburg: Ancient Military Wisdom in the Modern World

â€œThe worldâ€™s most fascinating battles and how they were won or lost, according to the Chinese sage.â€â€•Kirkus Reviews
Imagine if Robert E. Lee had withdrawn to higher ground at Gettysburg instead of sending Pickett uphill against the entrenched Union line. Or if NapolÃ©on, at Waterloo, had avoided mistakes heâ€™d never made before. The advice that would have changed these crucial battles was written down centuries before Christ was bornâ€•but unfortunately for Lee, NapolÃ©on, and Hitler, Sun Tzuâ€™s The Art of War only became widely available in the West in the mid-twentieth century. As Bevin Alexander shows, Sun Tzuâ€™s maxims often boil down to common sense, in a particularly pure and clear form. When Alexander frames these modern battles against 2,400-year-old precepts, the degree of overlap is stunning.

18 maps
Country USA
Brand W. W. Norton & Company
Manufacturer W. W. Norton & Company
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber Maps
ReleaseDate 2012-06-04
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780393342451

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