Sun Tzu And The Art Of Medieval Japanese Warfare
Download and Read Sun Tzu And The Art Of Medieval Japanese Warfare full books in PDF, ePUB, and Kindle. Read online free Sun Tzu And The Art Of Medieval Japanese Warfare ebook anywhere anytime directly on your device. We cannot guarantee that every ebooks is available!
Sun Tzu and the Art of Medieval Japanese Warfare
Author | : Roald Knutsen |
Publisher | : BRILL |
Total Pages | : 218 |
Release | : 2021-11-01 |
Genre | : Technology & Engineering |
ISBN | : 900421352X |
Download Sun Tzu and the Art of Medieval Japanese Warfare Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
For the first time, this study examines in depth how the medieval Japanese masters of Heiho – the Art of War – sought to interpret, illustrate and transmit the principles of China’s time-honoured military strategist Sun-Tzu during possibly the most turbulent period of Japanese history, the war-torn Muromachi period (c. 1350 – 1575). In these two centuries a number of gifted warriors, steeped in the teachings of Sun-Tzu and the Chinese Military Classics, developed their own concepts of the arts of warfare, expressed in personal combat, to heights of formidable effectiveness. Rather than consider the weaknesses and strengths of the medieval military command structures, the author focuses instead on certain basic strategies still to be found in the upper levels of these individual masters’ teachings, some of which have fortunately survived the five hundred or more years that have elapsed since these strategists passed away. Sun-Tzu’s lasting legacy was encapsulated in one simple statement: ‘All warfare is based on deception’. This volume, supported by a sixteen-page Plate Section, demonstrates how, and from where, some of these master swordsmen derived their unique understanding of these ancient teachings.
Sun Tzu and the Art of Medieval Japanese Warfare Related Books
Pages: 218
Pages: 328
Pages: 214
Pages: 354
Pages: 228