The Book of War: Includes The Art of War by Sun Tzu & On War by Karl von Clausewitz

<b>Two classic works of military strategy that shaped the way we think about warfare: <i>The Art of War</i> by Sun Tzu and <i>On War </i>by Karl von Clausewitz, together in one volume</b> <br>  <br><b>“Civilization might have been spared much of the damage suffered in the world wars . . . if the influence of Clausewitz’s <i>On War</i> had been blended with and balanced by a knowledge of Sun Tzu’s <i>The Art of War</i>.”—B. H. Liddel Hart<br><br></b>For two thousand years, Sun Tzu’s <i>The Art of War</i> has been the indispensable volume of warcraft. Although his work is the first known analysis of war and warfare, Sun Tzu struck upon a thoroughly modern concept: “The supreme art of war is to subdue the enemy without fighting.” <br> <br>Karl von Clausewitz, the canny military theorist who famously declared that war is a continuation of politics by other means, also claims paternity of the notion “total war.” <i>On War</i> is the magnum opus of the era of the French Revolution and the Napoleonic wars. <br><br>Now these two great minds come together in a single volume that also features an introduction by esteemed military writer Ralph Peters and the Modern Library War Series introduction by Caleb Carr, <i>New York Times </i>bestselling author of <i>The Alienist</i>.<br>  <br>(The cover and text refer to <i>The Art of War</i> as <i>The Art of Warfare,</i> an alternate translation of the title.)