| Sun Tzu at Gettysburg: Ancient Military Wisdom in the Modern World Contributor(s): Alexander, Bevin (Author) |
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ISBN: 039334245X ISBN-13: 9780393342451 Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company OUR PRICE: $23.36 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 2012 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - Civil War Period (1850-1877) - History | Military - Strategy |
| Dewey: 355.02 |
| LCCN: 2011002189 |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 5.4" W x 8.2" (0.50 lbs) 304 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1851-1899 - Topical - Civil War |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Imagine if Robert E. Lee had withdrawn to higher ground at Gettysburg instead of sending Pickett uphill against the entrenched Union line. Or if Napoléon, at Waterloo, had avoided mistakes he'd never made before. The advice that would have changed these crucial battles was written down centuries before Christ was born--but unfortunately for Lee, Napoléon, and Hitler, Sun Tzu's The Art of War only became widely available in the West in the mid-twentieth century. As Bevin Alexander shows, Sun Tzu's maxims often boil down to common sense, in a particularly pure and clear form. When Alexander frames these modern battles against 2,400-year-old precepts, the degree of overlap is stunning. |
Contributor Bio(s): Alexander, Bevin: - Bevin Alexander is the author of How Great Generals Win, Lost Victories, and Inside the Nazi War Machine. He lives in Bremo Bluff, Virginia. |