文档介绍：The Art of War
Unit 3 The Art of War:
Source for All Books on War
Sunzi’s Art of War: Source for All Books on War
Q: What do you know about Sunzi?
Q: What do you know about Sunzi
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Introduction of Sunzi
Sun Wu, better known as Sun Tzu or Sunzi.
--- born sometime between 550 and 540 BC, or toward the end of the Spring and Autumn Period (770-476 BC)
--- a native of the State of Qi but later moved to the State of Wu, where he became the king‘s trusted strategist(军事家).
Help Wu State defeated Chu State in west, Yue State in south and both Qi State and Jin State in north, which made Wu e one of the strongest power at that time
Sun Tzu was not only good at the art of war theory, but also good at leading troops
Introduction of Sunzi
About Sun Tzu’s thought
Stressed the unpredictability of battle, the importance of deception and surprise, the close relationship between politics and military policy, and the high costs of war.
Emphasized the role of situational awareness
“So it is said that if you know your enemies and know yourself, you will not be imperiled陷于危险in a hundred battles; if you do not know your enemies but do know yourself, you will win one and lose one; if you do not know your enemies nor yourself, you will be imperiled in every single battle.”
Championed支持the bloodless victory
“One hundred victories in one hundred battles is not the most skillful. Seizing the enemy without fighting is the most skillful.”
About Sun Tzu’s thought
Collect the names of great philosophers of Ancient China
Confucius
Mencius
Lao Tzu
Chang Tzu
Sun Tzu
The Analects 《论语》
The Mencius《孟子》
Tao Te Ching《道德经》
The Book of Chang Tzu《庄子》
The Art of War《孙子兵法》
Key Theorists主要理论家
Sun Tzu
Jomini
Clausewitz
Mahan
Corbett
Douhet
Mitchell
Principles of War
Objective 出击目标
Offensive 攻击行动
Mass密集队形
Economy of force节省兵力
Maneuver演习;策略;调遣
Unity mand统一指挥
Security 安全;保密
Surprise突然袭击
Simplicity单一
International Military Theory and Strategy
Influences of The Art of War
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