Has anyone read The Art of War?
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I have a copy by my bed, a brilliant read. Everything there makes you think "of course!..." Its all so obvious and yet so brilliantly put into words. It all makes so much sense when you look at it. its not like your just taking his word for it, its all masterfully reasoned and written. I like to see it as poetry as well as strategic mastery.Judgement101 said:
I have read it more times than any other book, it is a necessity for any history buff. its also short and easy to read.
I have read it, and I enjoyed it a great deal. Sun Tzu is a pretty good philosopher, and "Art of War" is very open to interpretation. Also Sun Tzu is very good at organizing his points effectively.
I've read it. Loved it. Have a copy. Another favorite(and one you should check out) was Atlas Shrugged.
I have,it's actually sitting right next to me on top of a copy of the prince and 3 biographies on napoleon.I guess thats an insight into what type of person i am.
I've read it, but all I took from it was the many, many dumbass mistakes my friends and I made during a Pathfinder game. If you run into a fight and leave your camp unguarded, you will get your shit stolen.
I have read it and found it fascinating, however I felt that due to its popularity, most of the lessons it teaches are now regularly used. So it's almost become a common sense thing.
The Prince by Machiavelli was harder to get my head round but that had some really great stuff in it.
I did try reading beyond good and evil by Nietzsche, I got to about the 3rd chapter and had to stop because I wanted to go back in time and beat the living crap out of him for being an egotistical sod.
The Prince by Machiavelli was harder to get my head round but that had some really great stuff in it.
I did try reading beyond good and evil by Nietzsche, I got to about the 3rd chapter and had to stop because I wanted to go back in time and beat the living crap out of him for being an egotistical sod.
People, you can find it on Project Gutenberg [http://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Main_Page]. The site compiles works that are public domain. Many of them are made to be E-reader ready, and almost all that I've seen have at least a PDF form. Have a feast of knowledge.
I sat down to read it once. But I got the impression it was just military tactics that, whilst very interesting, wasn't really much of a good read.
Knowing now that it's got philosophy and general life advice, I'll tackle it again
Knowing now that it's got philosophy and general life advice, I'll tackle it again
I have the full iPhone version for free. Just took a bit of searching.Ironic Pirate said:
OT: Read parts of it, not all of it.
By Sun Tzu? Yea, Ive been reading it through and through all my life.
Dont interrupt your enemy when he does something stupid
Dont interrupt your enemy when he does something stupid
My brother came across a Tzu/Machiavelli/Clausewitz compilation in a book store one summer.
I was hooked on Total War games and had a lot of time on my hands, so I read all three books in less than 2 days...
On War by Clausewitz was the most compelling to me, but 18th-19th century warfare has always intriguied me.
Machiavelli's book, which I believe was also called "The Art of War" didn't appeal to me very much, atleast compared to the others. Mainly because I don't like his political ideal. He may be very right, but that doesn't mean I have to like it.
The original "Art of War" is wonderful in that it's not just about warfare, but can, as mentioned by others, also be applied in so many situations in modern society. The man was a genius and it'd hurt noone if rulers followed his ideal more closely.
I was hooked on Total War games and had a lot of time on my hands, so I read all three books in less than 2 days...
On War by Clausewitz was the most compelling to me, but 18th-19th century warfare has always intriguied me.
Machiavelli's book, which I believe was also called "The Art of War" didn't appeal to me very much, atleast compared to the others. Mainly because I don't like his political ideal. He may be very right, but that doesn't mean I have to like it.
The original "Art of War" is wonderful in that it's not just about warfare, but can, as mentioned by others, also be applied in so many situations in modern society. The man was a genius and it'd hurt noone if rulers followed his ideal more closely.
