{"product_id":"the-book-of-war-includes-the-art-of-war-by-sun-tzu-on-war-by-karl-von-clausewitz-9780375754777","title":"The Book of War: Includes the Art of War by Sun Tzu \u0026 on War by Karl Von Clausewitz","description":"\u003cb\u003eTwo classic works of military strategy that shaped the way we think about warfare: \u003ci\u003eThe Art of War\u003c\/i\u003e by Sun Tzu and \u003ci\u003eOn War \u003c\/i\u003eby Karl von Clausewitz, together in one volume\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Civilization might have been spared much of the damage suffered in the world wars . . . if the influence of Clausewitz's \u003ci\u003eOn War\u003c\/i\u003e had been blended with and balanced by a knowledge of Sun Tzu's \u003ci\u003eThe Art of War\u003c\/i\u003e.\"--B. H. Liddel Hart \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor two thousand years, Sun Tzu's \u003ci\u003eThe Art of War\u003c\/i\u003e has been the indispensable volume of warcraft. Although his work is the first known analysis of war and warfare, Sun Tzu struck upon a thoroughly modern concept: \"The supreme art of war is to subdue the enemy without fighting.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eKarl von Clausewitz, the canny military theorist who famously declared that war is a continuation of politics by other means, also claims paternity of the notion \"total war.\" \u003ci\u003eOn War\u003c\/i\u003e is the magnum opus of the era of the French Revolution and the Napoleonic wars. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNow these two great minds come together in a single volume that also features an introduction by esteemed military writer Ralph Peters and the Modern Library War Series introduction by Caleb Carr, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Alienist\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e(The cover and text refer to \u003ci\u003eThe Art of War\u003c\/i\u003e as \u003ci\u003eThe Art of Warfare, \u003c\/i\u003e an alternate translation of the title.)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSun Tzu\u003c\/b\u003e lived in China in the fourth century B.C., serving as a court minister during the \"Warring States\" period. He delivered his pronouncements about war over the course of his career, but his words were recorded by other hands. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eKarl Von Clausewitz\u003c\/b\u003e (1780-1831) was a Prussian soldier who fought in the Moscow campaigns of 1812 and 1813. He spent over a dozen years writing \u003ci\u003eOn War\u003c\/i\u003e, dying before his book saw publication in 1832. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eRalph Peters\u003c\/b\u003e is a retired army officer and the author of a noted book on strategy, \u003ci\u003eFighting for the Future: Will American Triumph\u003c\/i\u003e? He is also the author of the novels \u003ci\u003eThe Devil's Garden\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eTraitor\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Modern Library","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50323932872978,"sku":"9780375754777","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_f4ca7c5d-cd5f-40f5-9804-0d91d4f05529.jpg?v=1727662252","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-book-of-war-includes-the-art-of-war-by-sun-tzu-on-war-by-karl-von-clausewitz-9780375754777","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}