had a chill chat with @NLRG_ earlier today and recently listened to @thocpodcast on Sun Tzu and it got me thinking
it might be fun to do a comparative read of Clausewitz and The Art of War
anyone have a good English translation of Sun Tzu they might recommend?https://twitter.com/mattparlmer/status/1365476306633293828 …
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Machiavelli also wrote an “Art of War” (which he considered his best work) that you might want to look at since it’s focused on being a tactics manual for generals. a reflection of the 16c pike-based infantry battle so not at all a contemporary of ST but maybe a fun comparison.
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You also get to deal with a fun Socratic dialogue style, which is probably the western equivalent of “Master Sun Said:...”
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