Mark McNeilly

• - 197 pages - Oxford Univ Press - October 1984 $ 9.37 Buy this book
  - 222 pages - Oxford Univ Press - October 1988 $ 16.27 Buy this book

  First published in 1963, this translation from the late General Samuel Griffith is considered the finest rendering of Sun Tzu since 1910. It has commentaries within the text itself; good history and analysis. In fact, a lot of analyses. Excellent and unique sections on Sun Tzu's influence in Japan and on Mao Tse-Tung, and a foreword by the legendary B.H. Liddell Hart. Just those items alone are worth acquiring the book.

  It has a superb rendering of Sun Tzu (edition from the Ching dynasty, 1644 - 1911 A.D.) in which we can find few faults. A must have book on your shelf if you are interested in Sun Tzu and strategy. This translation has been accepted into the Chinese Translation Series of the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). All of us at Sonshi.com highly recommend it. You may want to upgrade to Griffith's hardcover edition for your home library.

  Want to know how to apply General Samuel Griffith's translation to business and warfare? We suggest you take a serious look at Mark McNeilly's two highly rated books Sun Tzu and the Art of Business and Sun Tzu and the Art of Modern Warfare. Both books include Griffith's complete thirteen chapters of The Art of War.

  Go to Sonshi.com's interview with Mark McNeilly.