The Tao of Deception: Unorthodox Warfare in Historic and Modern China
- ISBN-10
- 0465072054
- ISBN-13
- 9780465072057
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 512
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2007-02-13
- Publisher
- Basic Books (AZ)
- Author
- Ralph D. Sawyer
Description
The definitive book on ancient military principles that is strikingly relevant to the War on Terror, the war in Iraq, and the rise of China as a geopolitical power
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