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Sun Tzu: The Art Of War Chinese Military Treatise MP4 Download DVD

Sun Tzu: The Art Of War Chinese Military Treatise MP4 Download DVD
Sun Tzu: The Art Of War Chinese Military Treatise MP4 Download DVD
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Sunzi Bingfa (Chinese: "Sun Tsu's Art Of War"), The Greatest Military Treatise Of Ancient China Which Remains To This Day One Of The Greatest Discourses Of The Military Art Of Both The Occidental And Oriental Worlds, Narrated By Donald Sutherland With Exclusive Interviews Of The Vietnam War's Mortal Enemy Top Commanders -- United States Army General William Westmoreland And People's Army Of Vietnam General Vo Nguyen Giap -- Presented In The Highest DVD Quality MPG Video Format Of 9.1 MBPS As An MP4 Video Download Or Archival Quality All Regions Format DVD! (Color, 1994, 48 Minutes.)

The Art Of War is an ancient Chinese military treatise dating from the late Spring and Autumn period (roughly 5th century BC). The work, which is attributed to the ancient Chinese military strategist Sun Tzu ("Master Sun"), is composed of 13 chapters. Each one is devoted to a different set of skills or art related to warfare and how it applies to military strategy and tactics. For almost 1,500 years, it was the lead text in an anthology that was formalized as the Seven Military Classics by Emperor Shenzong of Song in 1080. The Art Of War remains the most influential strategy text in East Asian warfare, has influenced both East Asian and Western military theory and thinking, and has found a variety of applications in myriad competitive non-military endeavors across the modern world including espionage, culture, politics, business, and sports. The book contains a detailed explanation and analysis of the 5th-century BC Chinese military, from weapons, environmental conditions, and strategy to rank and discipline. Sun also stressed the importance of intelligence operatives and espionage to the war effort. Considered one of history's finest military tacticians and analysts, his teachings and strategies formed the basis of advanced military training throughout the world. The book was translated into French and published in 1772 by the French priest Jesuit Jean Joseph Marie Amiot; it was re-published in 1782. A partial translation into English was attempted by British officer Everard Ferguson Calthrop in 1905 under the title The Book of War. The first annotated English translation was completed and published by Lionel Giles in 1910. Military and political leaders such as the Chinese communist revolutionary Mao Zedong, Japanese daimyo Takeda Shingen, Vietnamese general Vo Nguyen Giap, is cited along with American military generals Douglas MacArthur and Norman Schwarzkopf Jr. as having drawn inspiration from the book. Outside of military use, The Art Of War has also become a source of inspiration in business, politics, sports and esports, and its usage has extended to film and television.