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In the practical art of war, the best thing of all is to take the enemys country whole and intact. Clausewitzs on war and sun tzus art of war in one volume. World war i began about one hundred years ago in 1914. The translation of clausewitzs on war is the 1943 version done by german literary scholar o. On the surface, its concepts are not difficult to understand. Ancient egyptian art refers art produced in ancient egypt between the 31st century bc and the 4th century ad. The art of war is of vital importance to the state. Amazing selection of modern and classic books in a wide range of literary genres available in digital pdf and epub format for free download. These four books will give you as complete a view on the art of war as you can attain. Grand strategy grand strategy is the art of looking beyond the present battle and calculating ahead. The art of war the book itself needs no further presentation by now as a beautiful example of the art of printing. The philosophy of war is the area of philosophy devoted to examining issues such as the causes of war, the relationship between war and human nature, and the ethics of war. Recent ielts essay question in 2018 with model essay. The war of art is a 2002 nonfiction book written by the american author steven pressfield.
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