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From: ksf@security.UUCP (Kieth S. Fung)
Newsgroups: net.politics,net.philosophy
Subject: Re: Asian History
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Date: Wed, 7-Dec-83 15:47:09 EST
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Posted: Wed Dec  7 15:47:09 1983
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The Art of War is available in english (I recommend the 1982 printing translated by James Clavel). The oniginal author is T'sun Tsu by the way. Also in the
Art of War, T'sun T'su recommends (now get this) an ancient book called 
The Managment of Armies. For more recent reading I would recommend "Go Sho Rin"
(the Book of Five Rings) by Myamato Musashyi (PLEASE forgive that mispelling)
and the "Hagakuri" (Falling Leaves). I can't remember the author, because I don't have my copy at work. 
	Side note : When you get the Art of War, under NO circumstances bother
with the Oxford printing. That copy is 1/10 T'sun T'su and 9/10 crap by the
translator on HIS beliefs on how Mao used T'sun's theories. The actual book is
quite thin but loaded with knowledge. 
	Yes I have all these books and I am constantly looking for more books in
this subject.
								Keith Fung
								Mitre
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