What are the three major art books in the world?

Prussia's On War (author: clausewitz) and Japanese's Book of Five Wheels (author: Musashi Miyamoto).

On War is regarded as a classic of modern western military theory, which has played an important role in the formation and development of modern western military thought, and is regarded as one of the 100 books that have influenced the historical process. Clausewitz himself is therefore regarded as the originator of modern western military theory.

The Book of Five Wheels, written by Musashi Miyamoto, is a work with both fencing and art of war. In the 20th year of Kuanyong (1643), in October, Musashi lived in Lingyan Cave and began to write five rounds of books. In the second year, Bao Zheng passed the five-wheel book to Sun Zhicheng and Katsunobu at the end of the temple, and passed twenty-five articles of Taidao Daoxu Art of War to the end of the temple to ask for a horse, so he left this world.

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The influence of the three books on later generations;

1, Sun Tzu's Art of War

Sun Tzu's Art of War was written in the late Spring and Autumn Period. It is the earliest, the most complete and the most famous military work in ancient China, and occupies a decisive position in the military history of China. His military thoughts had a far-reaching influence on China's military strategists, politicians and thinkers. It has been translated into more than ten languages such as Japan, Britain, France, Germany and Russia, and has been widely circulated all over the world, enjoying the reputation of "sacred book of military science".

Sun Tzu's Art of War, as a brilliant treasure of Chinese civilization and even the world civilization, is not only a military book, but also an important heritage in China culture. It is a symbol of China's wisdom and simple thought.

The significance of The Art of War is not only a military work, but also represents the wisdom, thoughts and culture of China people. It is the crystallization of Chinese civilization for thousands of years and the wisdom foundation and source of Chinese civilization.

2. War debate

The ideological charm of On War lies in that it embodies the war wisdom of the previous generation, clearly echoes the military revolution of the era when the book was born, and is the beginning of a new modern world. In other words, clausewitz lives in a revolutionary era, and it is also an era when war industrialization begins to rise.

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"On War" clearly put forward some implementation principles of engagement, war situation and even the whole war for the first time in western military science: such as using all forces to the maximum; Concentrate as many troops as possible in the main attack direction; Give play to the suddenness, rapidity and firmness of military action; Make effective use of what has been achieved.

Clausewitz revealed the winning role of spiritual factors, which is also clausewitz's great contribution to military theory. Clausewitz believes that the main spiritual strength is: the ability of the commander-in-chief, the military morality of the army and its national spirit.

However, because clausewitz didn't understand the social essence of war and the decisive role of people in the process and result of war, he exaggerated the role of commander-in-chief, so he couldn't recognize the real source of spiritual factors.

On War and a series of works published after clausewitz's death constitute a complete stage in the development history of western military thought.

3. Five-wheel book

The five-wheel book is divided into five volumes: earth, water, fire, wind and air.

The volume "Tu" mainly talks about the general situation of the book, taking craftsmen, farmers, businessmen and soldiers as metaphors, which shows that the activities of scholars, farmers, workers and businessmen are all the same and can be traced.

Water quantity mainly explains the genre of two days and one day. Taking water as a model, the mind also has the characteristics of water. The shape of water can follow the shape of the container, which can be square or round, ranging from raindrops to Wang Yang.

The volume of fire records the battle and the outcome. The volume of fire is used to talk about war because it can be large or small and its power is amazing.

Wind Volume is a record of other art of war and other schools in the contemporary world. In Chinese characters, "wind" means "style".

An empty volume tells the truth about entering nature. Even if you understand the truth, you can't be bound by it.

References:

Baidu Encyclopedia-War Debate

Baidu encyclopedia-five-wheel book

Baidu encyclopedia-sun Tzu's art of war