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[eBook] The Art Of War by Sun Tzu - Free Kindle Edition @ Amazon AU, UK, US

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About the book

Regarded as the world's oldest military treatise, this compact hardcover volume has instructed officers and tacticians for more than 2,000 years. From its origins in China, The Art of Wartraveled the world to inform the strategies of Napoleon and World War II generals. More recently, it has taken on a new life as a guide to competing successfully in business, law, politics, and sports.
All of The Art of War's concepts retain their value to modern readers, from the prudence of circumventing a strong opponent and taking advantage of a weak one to the wisdom of preparedness and flexibility. Other topics include strategy, tactics, maneuvering, communications, the treatment of soldiers, and the worth of well-trained officers.
Includes an introduction and brief history of Chinese Warfare written by Brig. Gen. Thomas R. Phillips of the U.S. Army, for the 1944 edition.
Study Sun Tzu's five factors of planning, five essentials for victory, and the six ways of courting defeat.
Learn to classify the six types of terrain and the nine varieties of ground warfare.
Prepare for five ways to attack with fire and anticipate possible developments.
Discover the "divine manipulation of the threads" and examine the five classes of spies.
This Ixia Press edition, first published in 2019, is an unabridged republication of the edition originally published in 1944 by The Military Service Publishing Company, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. The English translation of the text was made by Lionel Giles, M. A., Department of Oriental Books and Manuscripts in the British Museum, and first published in 1910 by Luzac & Co., London.

History enthusiasts, devotees of Chinese philosophy, business leaders, and anyone intrigued by competition and rivalry, and leadership and power, will appreciate this elegant edition of the classic work.

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  • morediscount on 15/02/2023 - 13:29
    +40

    Art of war

    Fly balloons over your enemy

    • jaydee4 on 15/02/2023 - 14:10
      +10

      It's UFOs now.

    • thugmander91 on 15/02/2023 - 15:14
      +4

      That was to test U.S early detection capabilities and U.S failed miserable as China was able to penetrate deep inside the U.S

    • BewareOfThe Dog on 15/02/2023 - 15:56
      +11

      A German woman predicted this in 1984. Theres another 95 coming.

    • thekensai on 15/02/2023 - 16:15

      and crush protestors with tanks, no mercy

    • dlovep on 16/02/2023 - 09:30

      100 times cheaper than missiles… see Laying Plans point 22… XD

      • WasBargain on 16/02/2023 - 09:43
        -1

        China has been developing balloons with the capability to carry 3 remote release payloads since like 2017..

        I can't remember if it was Mike Glover or LaoWhy86/SerpentZA that made a video about it. Some undercover CCP loser stole American university research papers a while back to help the PLA develop these balloons.

        I can't wait for the very near, economic collapse of China. 😂

        • kurovon on 18/02/2023 - 01:33
          +1

          You can't seriously believe the crap those guys spew out.

          I used to watch their videos before and enjoyed them until I came to the realization all their videos became increasingly ridiculous and ongoing just yellow peril propaganda which have been debunked many times before.

          China has developed its own high tech satellites and hypersonic cruise missiles, wtf do you think a slow moving balloon is going to do? China can spy on every corner of the Earth just like the US can now. Do any of us start shooting down satellites of other nations the moment it enters their airspace?It's like believing airships are going to make a comeback in WW3.
          People believe anything these days as long as it panders to their own fears and anxiety.

          "China experts" like Gordon Chang/Laowhy86/Serpentza have been parroting the economic collapse of China for decades but they have continued to be wrong each time.

          • WasBargain on 18/02/2023 - 02:36
            +1

            @kurovon: Strange, LaoWhy86 and SerpentZA had only changed their stance on being pro-China less than half a decade ago..

            Also, never heard of that random columinst you mentioned.. Are you sure you're not a wumao? 🤣

            Also, "the crap those guys spew out" isn't always as wrong as you're led to believe.. 😅

            Try Mike Glovers channel, there's no China shilling, though he just may make a man of you yet.

  • [Deactivated] on 15/02/2023 - 13:29
    +24

    The greatest eBook is that which requires no money

    • Scrooge McDeal on 15/02/2023 - 13:30

      Spot on that one!!!

    • ntt on 15/02/2023 - 14:41
      +19

      “It is only when mosquito land on your balls that you realise there is a way to solve problems without using violence.”

      Sun-Tzu-Ki

  • life is suffering on 15/02/2023 - 13:36
    +5

    To the victor belongs the spoils

    • rowshow on 15/02/2023 - 13:58
      +15

      Why don't you get the f—- out of here before I shove your quotation book up your fat f—— ass.

      • life is suffering on 15/02/2023 - 14:11
        +11

        Relax guys rowshow is quoting Sopranos.

        Oooohhh aaeeeeee ohhhhhh

      • monty486 on 15/02/2023 - 14:11
        +4

        tzu…sun tzu…youu fokn a-ss kiss.

        • life is suffering on 15/02/2023 - 14:30
          +8

          Did you hear about the Chinese godfather
          ?

          He made them a offer they couldn't understand

      • Miami Mall Alien on 15/02/2023 - 17:58
        +2

        Sun Tzu never had the makings of a varsity general.

  • ShouldIBuyIt on 15/02/2023 - 13:39
    +3

    Not sure what's the benefit of having an UK account.
    The real deal is the link for Amazon US

    • Scrooge McDeal on 15/02/2023 - 13:40
      +3

      Thanks I will update title and include Amazon US too. I just like to give people options.

      • ShouldIBuyIt on 15/02/2023 - 16:25
        +2

        Forgot to +1 the deal - thanks OP

  • Richmond Tigers on 15/02/2023 - 13:45
    +11

    Where's the chapter on just building new Islands in international waters?

    • xoom on 15/02/2023 - 14:42
      +15

      All your islands are belong to us.

      - China

  • Danneo on 15/02/2023 - 13:48
    +13

    Amazing book, especially this quote

    ‘Buy first. Think later.’ - Sun Tzu

    • et tu brute on 18/02/2023 - 13:49

      ‘Buy first. Think later.’ - Sun Tzu'

      He MUST be an Ozbargainer :)

  • Sleuth on 15/02/2023 - 13:49
    +4

    Man who find bargain also find percentage off wallet.

    • Skinnerr on 15/02/2023 - 21:07

      "Bargains multiply as they are seized"

  • star-ggg on 15/02/2023 - 13:52
    +7

    The best bargain is the one which is not purchased

  • Ozjoey on 15/02/2023 - 13:54
    +1

    Thanks OP

  • KingSlayyer on 15/02/2023 - 13:55
    +3

    "All warfare is based"
    - Sun Tzu

  • jv on 15/02/2023 - 13:57
    +6

    Written 2,500 years ago.

    Hasn't the copyright expired ?

    • Scrooge McDeal on 15/02/2023 - 13:58
      +1

      This Ixia Press edition, first published in 2019, is an unabridged republication of the edition originally published in 1944 by The Military Service Publishing Company, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. The English translation of the text was made by Lionel Giles, M. A., Department of Oriental Books and Manuscripts in the British Museum, and first published in 1910 by Luzac & Co., London.

      • taki on 15/02/2023 - 15:02
        -5

        You pay for plagiarism when you don't read Chinese (the dominant world language in the 2020-2120s+ ;)
        While preparing for universal OZBargain/cheapest Esperanto :)

        • idonotknowwhy on 15/02/2023 - 15:14
          +2

          Happy to pay for the work of the translation team

          • taki on 15/02/2023 - 19:11
            +1

            @idonotknowwhy: OK. Accept Chinese whispers - lost in translation ;)

        • pennypincher98 on 15/02/2023 - 19:31
          +1

          dominant world language in the 2020-2120s

          Lol I can't imagine people would ditch Germanic languages or the standard English/Latin/Roman alphabet used in over 100 languages to learn a completely new system. China has a large population and therefore a large number of L1 speakers, but virtually no L2 speakers which kinda is a bummer if you're doing business outside of China… Even the Chinese speak English to trade partners.

          By the way, look up what the word plagiarism means because it's not that :)

  • CodeExplode on 15/02/2023 - 14:03
    -6

    Why do people take the advice of a guy who lived in a time when he had almost no access to information?

    Even the best scientific minds from over a century ago are pretty questionable to listen to, given how much we've learned since then.

    With wikipedia alone you have access to more real world combat data than this guy could have ever hoped to have learned about in his lifetime, and actually see if any of his ideas hold up in the real world at scale. It just feels like pure pop culture celebrity advice stuff.

    • jv on 15/02/2023 - 14:06
      +10

      he had almost no access to information?

      think again…

      • CodeExplode on 15/02/2023 - 14:18
        -1

        Touché, though I think replicator-Sam killed him.

        • netsurfer on 15/02/2023 - 14:23
          +3

          He could have ascended.

    • netsurfer on 15/02/2023 - 14:21
      +3

      Since when do OZBers read every book collected free?

      • xoom on 15/02/2023 - 14:43
        +2

        Much like my game collection. Will sit unplayed for a while.

      • et tu brute on 18/02/2023 - 13:53

        …sssh… I'm on the last chapter of the last free book I "bought"… an no spoilers please. You know who you are :)

    • xxBARGAINGODxx on 15/02/2023 - 14:50
      +6

      I agree about the celebrity advice stuff, but it isn't Sun Tzu's fault that 2500 years later that his works have been touted by mumble rappers as self-help books. You can read, appreciate, and enjoy books like this without the expectation that it will give you applicable military command knowledge or turn you into an unstoppable warrior in the office.

    • taki on 15/02/2023 - 14:58
      -6

      Even after 2500 years, NATO hasn't learned the lesson - Only enter battles you know you can win - They NEVER do.
      That's why they focus on fairy balloons when they lose.

      • CodeExplode on 15/02/2023 - 15:49
        +2

        Are you talking about Russia's awful performance in their war against a much smaller neighbouring country being given aid by NATO and other groups, and trying to spin that as NATO somehow being the one failing?

        • smurftastic on 15/02/2023 - 17:06

          Taki may be talking about Nato Jacobs

      • Crow K on 15/02/2023 - 17:55
        +1

        You speak like a wise strategist. No doubt 2,500 years into the future everyone will be namedropping you and your big brain ideas.

    • star-ggg on 15/02/2023 - 15:22
      +1

      Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it

  • Look Up on 15/02/2023 - 14:05
    +7

    "If you think my strategies still work in the age of AI, I have a set of Panaphonics headphones to sell you"
    - Son Zoo

    • Sheep Whisperer on 15/02/2023 - 17:26

      Just look at drivers of Teslas, so back to the strategies, they'll work…

  • Akito2317 on 15/02/2023 - 14:11
    +11

    What about Zapp Brannigan's Big Book of War?

  • SpeedRunnerLink on 15/02/2023 - 14:18
    -1

    Greatest meme on social media along side with “ emotional damage “

  • EternalFrost on 15/02/2023 - 14:33
    -1

    this has to be the most mis-quoted book ever.

    • Sun Tzu (The Art of War)
  • Barry off EastEnders on 15/02/2023 - 14:47
    +4

    Just got off the phone with Amazon after seeing 5 months worth of Kindle Unlimited subscriptions. Fortunately they refunded it.

    Just be mindful guys -

    "If you see a free book like this, be sure not to click on the $0.00 with Kindle Unlimited button as it will activate/reactivate a subscription." Sun Tzu (The Art of War)

    • ShouldIBuyIt on 15/02/2023 - 16:29
      +1

      Déjà vu

      • Crow K on 15/02/2023 - 17:56
        +8

        Those that do not learn from their posts are doomed to repeat it -Sun Tzu (The Art of War)

    • pennypincher98 on 15/02/2023 - 19:34
      +3

      Lol duplicating your comment when it didn't get the upvotes you expected 😂😂 classic.

  • Ozjoey on 15/02/2023 - 15:08

    In a short summary what’s it about?

  • djprima on 15/02/2023 - 15:11
    +5

    TLDR version

    • idonotknowwhy on 15/02/2023 - 15:16
      +3

      Cheers, bookmarked to maybe read one day when I get a chance

  • MagicTsukai on 15/02/2023 - 15:21
    +6

    You will procastinate and not read this book.
    -sun zhu

  • DrRalph on 15/02/2023 - 15:28
    +1

    'The enemy of my enemy is my friend'

  • mavis30551 on 15/02/2023 - 16:21
    +1

    I will wait for the sequel.

  • monky on 15/02/2023 - 16:56

    "Kill weak people and lie about everything" - Sun Tzu

  • SiliconBased on 15/02/2023 - 17:18

    How does one actually purchase this, when I log in it says the title isn't for sale.

  • tdw on 15/02/2023 - 18:51

    i remain a master strategist

  • Parentheses on 15/02/2023 - 19:15
    +2

    How can an ebook be a compact hardcover?

    Unless it's cause the device you read it on can be compact and hard?

    • Scrooge McDeal on 15/02/2023 - 19:18

      Amazon description as always 😄

  • lddv04 on 15/02/2023 - 21:07
    +3

    Gee, we haven't come far as a race have we?

    competition and rivalry, and leadership and power

    Wouldn't it be nice if we could all just get along?

  • discountdong on 15/02/2023 - 21:20

    is this shuckable?
    -Sun Tzu

    • xoom on 15/02/2023 - 21:23

      Wiil it blend?

      - Sun Tzu

    • et tu brute on 18/02/2023 - 13:58

      "How many colours does it come in and will it be safe for the kiddies" (with respect to the late, Di Fisher, who owned this catchphrase from ABC-TV's "The Inventors", circa 1970s)

  • Frunk on 15/02/2023 - 23:31
    +2

    Needed this deal for Valentine's Day. Smh.

  • myovoz on 16/02/2023 - 08:29

    Thanks OP, great book.

  • afah0447 on 16/02/2023 - 08:34

    You can also listen to entire book on YouTube. It's pretty obscure stuff but interesting if you ever want to attack a foreign country on horseback.

  • royale on 16/02/2023 - 10:05

    https://www.amazon.com.au/dp/B0BVJQ3RWV

    Amazon Australia link above.

  • kiitos on 16/02/2023 - 17:53
    +2

    "there are known knowns; there are also unknown unknowns"

    • Rums Fu
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