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The Text of Sun Tzu

Sun Wu and his Book The Commentators The Text of Sun Tzu I have found it difficult to glean much about the history of Sun Tzu's text. The quotations that occur in early authors go to show that…

Appreciations of Sun Tzu

The Commentators Apologies for War Appreciations of Sun Tzu Sun Tzu has exercised a potent fascination over the minds of some of China's greatest men. Among the famous generals who are known…

Bibliography

Apologies for War Bibliography The following are the oldest Chinese treatises on war, after Sun Tzu. The notes on each have been drawn principally from the SSU K`U CH`UAN SHU CHIEN MING MU LU,…

Timeline: Lebanon

by David Johnson and Beth Rowen   1920 1940s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s Most Recent Entry 1920 France, granted the mandate for Lebanon and…

Timeline: Philippines History, Part II

Part II: Marcos, People Power, Estrada, and Arroyo by David Johnson and Shmuel Ross 1965 1972 1983 1996 2000 2001 2002 2005 2008 2010 2012 2014 Back: Part I 1965…

Blunden, Edmund Charles

(Encyclopedia) Blunden, Edmund Charles, 1896–1974, English author. Beginning his career as a poet of nature, Blunden became a cosmopolitan teacher and writer. His prose works include Undertones of…

2013 World News

Major World News Stories of 2013 By Beth Rowen Edward SnowdenRelated Links 2013 Year in Review 2013 News of the NationScience News of 2013 2013…

War Department, United States

(Encyclopedia) War Department, United States, federal executive department organized (1789) to administer the military establishment. It was reconstituted (1947) as the Dept. of the Army when the…

The Manchu

One of China's most influential cultures  The Manchu, also known as the Manju, are an ethnic group from Manchuria in northern China. The average American probably hasn't heard of the Manchu, but…