Sun Tzu at Gettysburg : ancient military wisdom in the modern world / Bevin Alexander.
| Author/creator |
Alexander, Bevin |
| Format | Book and Print |
| Edition | 1st ed. |
| Publication Info | New York : W.W. Norton & Co., ©2011. |
| Description | xvi, 286 pages : maps ; 25 cm |
| Subject(s) |
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| Contents | Saratoga, 1777: the battle that transformed the world -- The Carolinas, Yorktown, and Independence, 1781 -- Napoleon at Waterloo, 1815 -- The Civil War campaigns of 1862 -- Gettysburg, 1863 -- Battle of the Marne, 1914 -- German victory in the West, 1940 -- Stalingrad, 1942 -- The liberation of France, 1944 -- Inchon and the invasion of North Korea, 1950 -- The abiding wisdom of Sun Tzu. |
| Abstract | Describes how the tactics and advice offered in the 2,400-year-old Chinese military treatise could have changed the outcome of the battles of Gettysburg, Waterloo, and other modern war campaigns. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| LCCN | 2011002189 |
| ISBN | 9780393078138 (hardcover) |
| ISBN | 0393078132 (hardcover) |
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| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions | |
| Joyner | General Stacks | U101.S96 A44 2011 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |