Contents Briefing

The Art of War is one of the oldest and most successful books on military strategy in the world. It is considered military classic in China and has huge influence on Chinese military development. This lecture interprets and analyzes the main military thoughts and strategies in the Art of War to help people better understand this great military work.

Contents
Five Does for Generals
Five Don'ts for Generals
Twelve Tactics against Deception
Four Words of the General Ideas
Variation in Tactics
The Use of Spies
Maneuvering
Weak Points and Strong Points
Strategies for Peace
The Importance of Prediction

Publisher Profile

China Renmin University Press is established in 1955. She is the first college press after the Peoples' Republic of China was founded. China Renmin University Press is also one of China's most important bases for publishing college textbooks and academic words of humanities and social sciences.

China Renmin University Press, taking advantage of its status of being affiliated to the Renmin University of China, has established good connections with scholars of humanities and social scienc...    more about

Author Profile

Ma Jun is professor of strategy research department, National Defense University; council member of Chinese Association for History of WWII. He has been working on foreign military thoughts and military history and has authored Classic Wars and Influential Figures in the WWII.