Treatise on Military Preparedness (Vol. 3)

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The 'Wubei Zhi' (Treatise on Armament Technology) is a massive 240-volume military encyclopedia compiled by Mao Yuanyi in 1621. While specific ancient texts contained within it, such as the 'Sima Fa' (Methods of the Sima) in Volume 3, have been translated into English (e.g., by Ralph D. Sawyer in 'The Seven Military Classics of Ancient China'), Mao Yuanyi's specific compilation, arrangement, and commentary ('Bing Jue Ping') as presented in the 'Wubei Zhi' have never been translated into English as a complete work. Catalog searches in UNESCO Index Translationum, Open Library, and Google Books confirm that no English translation of the 'Wubei Zhi' exists.

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