propellermann's review
The Art of War
by Sun Tzu
propellermann's review
The Art of War by Sun Tzu
propellermann's review
rating:
Before I read this book I've heard alot about it. Many people refer to it as a "must read" and a classic of ancient chinese literature. Also it is often named as an example for very old strategies helpful in your modern daily life. The guy who wrote the foreword of the edition I read goes on. He mentions that if he was ruling, he would oblige every head of state in the world to read it. So I decided to read it as well.
...and got very confused, asking myself what in my modern daily life the advice, not to attack upwards a hill could be helpful for. Even if I was a head of state.
So I thought about it a while, I may just didnt got the the deep wisdom behind this and all the other advices in this book. But I still didn't concieved it, so I decided that it's the book's fault.
Even if you want to make war, this wouldn't be as helpful as thinking about your strategy by yourself in context of your own situation. Or asking somebody knowing one's stuff.
By myself I got more u...more
...and got very confused, asking myself what in my modern daily life the advice, not to attack upwards a hill could be helpful for. Even if I was a head of state.
So I thought about it a while, I may just didnt got the the deep wisdom behind this and all the other advices in this book. But I still didn't concieved it, so I decided that it's the book's fault.
Even if you want to make war, this wouldn't be as helpful as thinking about your strategy by yourself in context of your own situation. Or asking somebody knowing one's stuff.
By myself I got more u...more
