Wu Zi's Art of War . Read 6 reviews from the world's largest community for readers. The Art of War book. Lawrence of Arabia led an army in a revolt against the Turkish in the First World War. He expands on this by saying the trick is to make what looks like a convoluted and aimless course into one that is actually direct and focused. The second statement Sun Tzu makes at the beginning of this chapter is, "Nothing is more difficult than the art of maneuver." Capture Rather Than Destroy Sun Tzu said: In the practical art of war, the best thing of all is to take the enemy's country whole and intact; to shatter and destroy it is not so good. Summary. The King of Kutcha replied by dispatching his chief commander to succour the place with an army drawn from the kingdoms of Wên-su, Ku-mo and Wei-t‘ou, totalling 50,000 men. MASTER OF MILITARY ART AND SCIENCE . fulfillment of the requirements for the . LEARNING TO WIN WHEN FIGHTING OUTNUMBERED: OPERATIONAL RISK IN THE U.S. ARMY, 1973-1982, AND THE INFLUENCE OF THE 1973 ARAB-ISRAELI WAR . Disciplines > Warfare > Wu Zi's Art of War. Sun Tzu and the Art of War “The Purpose of War is Peace”- Sun Tzu Sun Tzu, one of the world’s greatest military thinkers, grew up in time of great chaos. A thesis presented to the Faculty of the U.S. Army . Art of War Scholars . degree . Sun Tzu's Art of War is one of the most famous Chinese texts. What is often not realized is that there are a number of other equally interesting books that may be explored and which illustrate the maturity of those early days. Command and General Staff College in partial . Outnumbered and out trained, Sun Tzu used his strategic principles outlined in The Art of War, including the use of spies, deception, knowledge of the landscape, and most importantly knowing your enemy. by Pan Ch‘ao summoned his officers and also the King of Khotan to a council of war, and said: 'Our forces are now outnumbered and unable to make head against the enemy. Using mostly guerilla tactics Sun Tzu and the Wu forces struck quickly, yet decisively and disappeared. During the Warring States period (480-221 BCE) China was not the united country that we know today, but rather was divided into seven kingdoms each ruled by its own warlord. So, too, it is better to capture an entire army, a regiment or company rather than to destroy it.