Thirty-Six Stratagems
Translated by Koh Kok Kiang and Liu Yi. Illustrated in cartoon style
by Wang Xuanming. 5-3/4" x 8-1/2", 230 pages, paperback. The 36
Stratagems stands out among the Chinese military classics because of its
emphasis on deceptive schemes to achieve military objectives. It has attracted
the attention of military authorities and general readers alike because
of its usefulness in everyday life. Wang Xuanming's pioneering work in illustrating
the 36 Stratagems in comics has breathed life into these Chinese military
strategies perfected through a few thousand years on battlefield tactics,
political inttrigue and human ingenuity and folly. Asiapac Cartoon Series.
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