SAWYER D. RALPH

(H/B) THE TAO OF DECEPTION
The history of China is a history of warfare. Wars have caused dynasties to collapse, fractured the thin fa?ade of national unity, and brought decades of alien occupation. But throughout Chinese history, its warfare has been guided by principles different from those that governed Europe. Chinese strategists followed the concept, first articulated by Sun-tzu in The Art of War, of qi (ch'i), or unorthodox, warfare. The concept of qi involves creating tactical imbalances in order to achieve victory against even vastly superior forces. Ralph D...
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(P/B) THE TAO OF SPYCRAFT

(P/B) LING CH'I CHING - A CLASSIC CHINESE ORACLE

(P/B) ONE HUNDRED UNORTHODOX STRATEGIES
ONE HUNDRED UNORTHODOX STRATEGIES was compiled in the fifteenth century, during the Ming Dynasty, as a handbook of tactics based on Chinese military classics. Translated into English for the first time, this unique work draws on over two thousand years of experience in warfare to present a distillation of one hundred key strategic principles. Originally prepared as a text for students aspiring to high political positions in Confucian China, ONE HUNDRED UNORTHODOX STRATEGIES is a compendium of Oriental strategies concisely stated and each i...
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(H/B) FIRE AND WATER