The Tao of Deception - Unorthodox Warfare in Historic and Modern China - Ralph Sawyer

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Ralph Sawyer The Tao of Deception: Unorthodox Warfare in Historic and Modern China "irst articulated y Sun)t+u Sun)t+u in the Art the  Art of War - the concept of unorthodox warfare %rounded Chinese theori+in% on &ilitary activities for &ore than two &illennia. 3ein% defined a%ainst the orthodox and expected- the unorthodox can not e reduced to &ere tric1ery or si&plistic posturin%- ut rather constitutes the very essence of  1nowled%e ased- &aneuver warfare. Unorthodox actions are desi%ned to create and facilitate locali+ed tactical i&alances- the re$uisite condition for exploitin% overwhel&in% strate%ic power and therey achievin% a stunnin%- apparently easy victory.

Selected Works History Ancient Chinese Warfare Charts the nature and evolution of warfare in ancient China. The Tao of Deception: Unorthodox Warfare in Historic and Modern China The power and practice of the unorthodox. Tao of Spycraft A tour de force on ancient Chinese spycraft!  "ire and Water: The Art of  #ncendiary and A$uatic Warfare in China The theory and practice of  devastation

While its i&ple&entation stresses special operations operations and &anipulatin% the ene&ythe concept of the unorthodox enco&passes ele&ents currently identified with asy&&etrical warfare ut in a &o re esoteric- often al&ost &etaphysical conception due to Sun)t+u!s well 1nown ori%inal for&ulation: 4#n warfare- the strate%ic confi%urations of power do not exceed the unorthodox and orthodox- ut the chan%es of the unorthodox and orthodox c an never e co&pletely exhausted. The unorthodox and orthodox &utually produce each o ther- 5ust li1e an endless cycle. Who can exhaust the& 67  8u&erous pivotal historical attles attles in which desperate forces overca&e overca&e i&&ense odds y relyin% upon craft- cunnin%- and 1nowled%e and therey ca&e to define the nature of unorthodox techni$ues are included. Collated in the &ilitary co&pendiathey invarialy furnished a lirary of exa&ples and ðodolo%y for later co&&anders. ,The Tao of Deception is Deception  is a stri1in% success and the first oo1 to lin1 ancient Chinese texts to current Chinese &ilitary plannin%. #t has lon% een suspected that Chinese leaders today draw &any specific lessons fro& their ancient classics. 'alph Sawyer- after a lifeti&e of translatin% classic Chinese &ilitary texts- has &ade a dra&atic rea1throu%h to help us all understand the sources of potential Chinese calculations )) and &iscalculations., Michael 0illsury

Translations Strate%ies for the Hu&an 'eal&: Crux of the T(ai)pai *in)chin% The theoretical chapters fro& the innovative T(an% dynasty &ilitary &anual. Sun)t+u Art of War ,The &ost accurate- consciseand usale /n%lish lan%ua%e translation availale, The /ssential Art of War The crux itself with conte&porary conte&porary i&plications. i&plications. Sun 0in Military Methods ,A re&ar1ale text fro& the widdle Warrin% States period, Co&plete Art of War ,Should e in every lirary, Seven Military Classics of  Ancient China ,Should e read y anyone interested in Chinese &ilitary thou%ht, The /ssence of War A cate%orical co&pilation of  early Chinese &artial wisdo&. 2ne Hundred Unorthodox Strate%ies:: 3attle and Tactics Strate%ies of Chinese Warfare ,3est of all translations # have seen of Chinese &ilitary

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