Warfighting

Warfighting is an authenticAmerican philosophy of action that will thrill themillions of fans of SunTzu’s The Art ofWar and Musashi’s T he Book ofFive Rings. This modern classic ofstrategy and philosophy is the quintessential guide toprevailing in competitive situations, be it war,work, play, or dailyliving.

Sometimes life is war and sometimes businessis war and sometimes you need to call in theMarines. Over the past two hundred years, the Marineshave developed a reputation for getting the jobdone-fearlessly, boldly, and taking no prisoners.What better role model for the hidden warriors inourselves? What better advice to call on when thestakes are high and sensitivity just isn’t goingto work? Written in 1989 as a philosophical andstrategic guide-book for the US. Marine Corps,Warfighting is a worthy successorto SunTzu’s The Art Of War.With clarity, brevity, and wisdom, it describes thebasic forces at work in every competitive situationwhether on the field of battle, in the boardroom,or in the courtroom. With twentieth-centurytechnology and its emphasis on speed and versatility,the rules of war and competition have changed.Warfighting’s exploration ofmaneuver warfare takes readers beyond Sun Tzu’s classiclessons and provides them a more thoroughunderstanding of what it takes to fight and win in themodern world. Currency’s edition ofWarfighting features interviews with famousformer Marines including F. Lee Bailey, Ed McMahon,and Donald Regan. They tell how they have used theMarine Corps’ battle strategies of strength andstraightforwardness as their secret weapons in everyconfrontation, whether at a corporate,departmental. or personal level.

Author Biography

In 1989 US Marine Corps Commandant General A. M. Gray distributed a remarkable 77-page document to every officer in the Corps. Authentically written and brilliantly articulate,Warfighting,the official doctrine of the US Marine Corps, calls to mind other classics of strategy such as Sun Tzu’sThe Art of War,Carl von Clausewitz’sOn War,and Miyamoto Musashi’sThe Book of Five Rings. In 1991, he retired from the Corps after 41 years of service.