The Zhan Guo Ce, also known in English as the Strategies of the Warring States, is an ancient Chinese text that contains anecdotes of political manipulation and

The history of China is a history of warfare. Rarely in its 3,000-year existence has the country not been beset by war, rebellion, or raids. Warfare was a prima

One of the most diverse yet accessible collections of Chinese strategies. Verstappen has unearthed sources from Lao Zi to Miyamoto Musashi in an impressive sele

An illustrated collection of stories from Chinese military history with practical applications for the modern world.

There is a common belief that the system of sovereign territorial states and the roots of liberal democracy are unique to European civilization and alien to non