THe 36 Stratagems

[Otto Halfhand]

I'm looking for a good English translation of the 36 Stratagems. I have a copy of Gubitz's translation of von Senger's translation but it only covers the first 18 strategems.

[pariah]

...So is this a strategy book like The Art Of War, or something?

[Otto Halfhand]

...So is this a strategy book like The Art Of War, or something?

The 36 strategies are a compilation of Stratagems and Commentaries based upon 2000 years of Chinese cunning. The term first appeared circa 436 CE and was first compiled during the Ming Dynasty. The Chinese kept the work a secret from outsiders for many years. 36 is a number associated with the I Ching and is not a limit to the basic number of stratagems, (Much the same as the 1000 Tales of Persia, aka Arabian Nights doesn't have 1000 tales).