六韜 by Shang Lü

"六韜" by Shang Lü is a treatise on civil and military strategy traditionally attributed to the eleventh century BC, with modern historians dating its final composition to the Warring States period. Written from a revolutionary perspective, it offers guidance on overthrowing an established dynasty through moral governance, psychological manipulation, and tactical warfare. The work explores how states must cultivate virtue and popular support while mastering military organization, terrain adaptation, and strategic timing to achieve victory. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

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Author Lü, Shang
Title 六韜
Alternate Title Liu Tao (B.C 1134-1116)
Note Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Six_Secret_Teachings
Credits Produced by Ni-Yen Wu
Language Chinese
LoC Class AC: General Works: Collections, Series, Collected works, Pamphlets
LoC Class U: Military science
Subject Military art and science -- China -- Early works to 1800
Category Text
eBook-No. 7340
Release Date
Last Update Dec 30, 2020
Copyright Public domain in the USA.
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