SunZiBingFa (SunTzu’s Art of War) - Books
Hehe … sometime back I blogged about what is the “Sun Zi Bing Fa” (Sun Tzu’s Art of War) and who is “Sun Zi” (Sun Tzu).
I have also talked about some well-known writers / scholars / speakers on “SunZiBingFa” (SunTzu’s Art of War), such as Mr. Khoo Kheng-Hor, Dr. Ong Hean-Tatt and Dr. Wee Chou-Hou. And of course, I have also mentioned the Sun Zi Bing Fa (SunTzu’s Art of War) seminars they have conducted all over South-East Asia.
I have received some emails from interested individuals who have indicated that they might not be able to travel to or have the necessary time or financial means to attend any seminars or courses on the“Sun Zi Bing Fa” (Sun Tzu’s Art of War).
Mmph … that’s a good point. Please understand that: it is actually very good and valuable if one could attend any seminars or talks on “Sun-Zi Bing-Fa” (Sun Tzu’s Art of War) in person.
Why?
It is because the experience of actually being there and listening to the teacher / lecturer / speaker extol the 13-chapters of “Sun Zi3 Bing Fa3″ (Sun Tzu’s Art of War) in-person, will definitely help a new student or enthusiast of the great treatise on warfare to have a better grasp or understanding. It gives you a very good idea …. a foundation that you could build on in the future. As simple as that.
Ok, to be able or willing to attend any “Sun Zi Bing Fa” (Sun Tzu’s Art of War) seminars / courses is good, but NOT the only way to begin getting to know the most well-known among the 7 best military classics of ancient China. Of course you could also start by reading some really good books on the “Sun Zi Bing Fa” (SunTzu’s Art of War).
Ok, here are some books I would recommend if you want to start immediately to get to know the “fundamentals” of the 13 chapters of the “Sun Zi Bing Fa” (SunTzu’s Art of War)
- The Art of Strategy: A New Translation of Sun Tzu’s Classic The Art of War by R.L. Wing
- Sun-Tzu: The Art of War (History and Warfare) by Ralph D. Sawyer
- The Complete Art of War (History and Warfare) by Ralph D. Sawyer, Mei-Chun Lee Sawyer.
- The Art of War by Lionel Giles
- Sun-Tzu: The Art of War (Classics of Ancient China) by Roger T. Ames
- The Art of War (UNESCO Collection of Representative Works) by Samuel B. Griffith
- Sun Tzu : The New Translation (The Art of War) by J. H. Huang
- Sunzi Speaks : The Art of War by TSAI CHIH CHUNG, BRIAN BRUYA
- Understanding Sun Tzu On The Art Of War by Robert L. Cantrell, Lionel Giles
- Art of Leadership by Sun Tzu - A New-Millennium Bilingual Edition of Sun Tzu’s Art of War by David H. Li
- Sun Tzu and the Art of Modern Warfare by Mark McNeilly
- Sun Tzu: War and Management : Application to Strategic Management and Thinking by Chow-Hou Wee, Khai-Sheang Lee, Bambang Walujo Hidajat
- The Art of War Plus The Ancient Chinese Revealed by Gary Gagliardi
regards.
ps. article taken with permission from BingFa.BlogSpot.Com. the url for the original article can be found here.
