Roots of Strategy: A Collection of Military Classics

by Brig.-Gen. Thomas R. Phillips

Overview

This collection contains the five greatest and most influential military classics written prior to the nineteenth century.

The first, The Art of War by Sun Tzu, is not only the oldest military work in existence but is unquestionably the greatest military classic in any language. It has had little influence in the western world, but has guided Chinese and Japanese military thought for 2400 years.

All the works contained in this volume are out of print in English and all are an indispensable part of an officer’s military education and the foundation of a military library.

Saxe’s Reveries and Frederick the Great’s Secret Instructions to his Generals are newly translated by Major T. R. Phillips from the most authentic foreign editions.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781789121575
Publisher:	Valmy Publishing
Publication date:	04/03/2018
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	259
Sales rank:	289,810
File size:	2 MB

About the Author

Thomas Raphael Phillips (January 27, 1892 - July 28, 1965) was a Brigadier-General in the United States Army during World War II. A native of Black River Falls, Wisconsin, he was awarded the Army Distinguished Service Medal for exceptionally meritorious and distinguished services to the Government of the United States as Chief of Staff, Headquarters, Antilles Department, from March 1942 to September 1945. Serving under five different commanding generals, General Phillips provided a continuity of basic policy which otherwise would have been impossible. He rendered able assistance in connection with the expansion and consolidation of the Puerto Rican Department and the Trinidad Sector and Base Command, absorption of the Antilles Air Command and Caribbean Division Engineers, reduction of troop basis following the invasion of Africa, demobilization of Coast Artillery units, and the general demobilization program following the victory. The revision of Selective Service standards in which he was instrumental made available to the Army a large force of Puerto Rican manpower. He gave valuable assistance to the Army Air Forces and the Transport Command in the Caribbean projects, and was responsible for much of the success achieved in eliciting the full and enthusiastic support of the Puerto Rican people in the war program. Brig.-Gen. Phillips passed away in 1965 at the age of 73.