Art of War
by David W. Padrusch
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Actor: |Director: David W. Padrusch
Brand: A and E Home Video
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language)
Format: Color, DVD, NTSC, Widescreen
Picture Format: 2.35:1
Running Time: 94 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2009-08-25
Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Studio: A&E HOME VIDEO
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DVD Review: For Beginners, an Excellent Prep
Summary: 5 Stars
Watching the DVD for at least the fifth time now, and still riveted. Seen it a few times before on the History Channel and knew I had to have my own copy. I've read the Art of War before quite a few times, so the main points of this presentation were all nothing I didn't already know. Where this presentation shines is how it uses the war between the ancient Chinese kingdoms of Wu and Chu as the main backdrop and reinforces it with the examples of the Vietnam War, D-Day, and the Battle of Gettysburg by illustrating their successes and failures where Sun Tzu's principles apply. Follow them and prevail, ignore them and fail. This presentation not only makes that clear, but its strongest point is to break it all down to the level of understanding of both a brand new Private in Basic Training and a Freshman year Cadet. My only disagreement is very minor, it comes from the Vietnam War segment and the D-Day segment. One of Sun Tzu's principles is that it is essential to victory that Generals must be unconstrained by the Sovereign, does apply to Gen Westmoreland as much as it did to Gen Eisenhauer. While it is true that Gen. Westmoreland's Chess Strategy failed against Gen. Giap's Go Strategy, anyone who has the most simple understanding of that war from a correct viewpoint instead of a politically correct one knows that President Johnson and SECDEF McNamera micro-managed Gen Westmoreland wheras Gen Giap did not have the same problems from Ho Chi Minh. No mention of that fact does an injustice to Gen Westmoreland and his men. Given Gen. Westmoreland's military background of Airborne since WWII, it is very likely that if he wasn't micro-managed by LBJ and McNamera, he would have done a Go strategy as expected from an Airborne officer. However, I do understand the reasoning of the makers of this program in illustrating the failure of the Chess Strategy in the Vietnam segment when the point of the folly of political interference was better presented and easier to understand in the D-Day segment. A mere mention of that folly in the Vietnam segment when comparing the advantages and disadvantages held by Giap and Westmoreland would have sufficed. Going into detail of that fact would have made the D-Day segment nothing but beating a dead horse. That is my only criticism of this program.
Overall, however, the title of my review is only half of the bottom line. It is an excellent prep for beginners whether they be cadets in their freshman year or privates in basic training because of it's simplicity and brevity. The other half is that the very same simplicity makes it an equally excellent reinforcement for both the Officer and NCO corps who have already been taught and studied the Art of War prior. Therefore, I not only recommend without reservation to subordinates, peers, and superiors alike, I have ordered another copy to make gift to my nephew who had graduated US Army Basic Training from my own alma mata, Fort Knox.
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