This samurai strategy books is the first widely available English
translation of Yamamoto Kansuke's classic treatise on strategy and
tactics.
Secrets of the Japanese Art of Warfare is Thomas Cleary's translation
of the seminal writings attributed to Yamamoto Kansuke on Japanese
martial arts and military service. A mysterious man of humble origins,
Yamamoto distinguished himself in the service of the redoubtable Takeda
Shingen. Yamamoto was a career soldier and founder of the so-called
"school of certain victory," from which the famous Miyamoto Musashi
(The Book of Five Rings) emerged. His school developed the art of
discerning situational combat advantage so that a warrior was able to
commit to action only when success was virtually assured.
Translated and accompanied with helpful insights by Thomas Cleary, one
of the foremost translators of the martial wisdom of Asia, this book is
for all persons engaged in military, law enforcement, or emergency
response, as well as for martial artists, athletes, business executives,
diplomats and politicians.