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Title: Simple, but Shrewd
Review: The first 60 pages of the book is the translation by Lionel Giles. The remainder of the book is the Lionel Giles' translation with various commentary. I never skim through a book before reading. I wish I had with this book, because I would have felt better off reading the translation with commentary alone.Much of Sun Tzu's observations on war are common sense. But if everyone shared common sense alike, all wars would come to stalemates.I can see in the future that this will be a book I will reference often. I couldn't help but think about modern day warfare being a protracted and expensive venture. Warfare has become a business. A business that will surely wear upon citizens and infantrymen. Perhaps, the Carroll Quigley's of the world, who believe in the need for perpetual warfare, would do well by an "Art of War" refresher course.
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