Foundations of the science of war army university press. In their book chinese aerospace power, scholars andrew erickson and. Chechen tactics in the russianchechen wars 19942009, co authored with dodge billingsley. It requires that you focus on your ultimate goal and plot to reach it. For my birthday i got a poster of a 100 books bucket list. You may copy it, give it away or reuse it under the terms of the project gutenberg license included with this ebook or online at. The supreme art of war is to subdue the enemy without fighting. Sun tzu was a legendary military strategist in ancient china and he is the author of the famous book, the art of war. This brilliant adaptation of the ancient masterpiece the art of war shows.
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