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武備志(十二)

Wubei Zhi (Vol. 12)

武備志(十二)

Chinese

1621

96 pages

Chinese Classics Chinese History Statecraft East Asia

First Complete Translation

Only partial translations or excerpts exist. This is the first complete English translation.

The Wubei Zhi is a monumental 240-chapter military encyclopedia from the Ming Dynasty. Catalog searches confirm that while partial translations of specific sections exist (such as Jack Chen's 2018 translation of the sword chapter), there is no record of a complete English translation of the entire work or this specific volume. Academic works frequently excerpt the text, but a full scholarly translation remains unpublished.

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Ancient Art of Chinese Long Straight Sword, trans. Jack Chen (2018) [partial] source

Verified Mar 8, 2026 via local catalogs, local catalogs, local catalogs, open library, google books, google books, google books, google books, google books · methodology

Chinese History & Statecraft Chinese Classics

About This Book

militaryhistory

Step into the high-stakes world of the late Three Kingdoms and the rise of the Jin Dynasty, where the greatest battles were won before a single sword was drawn. Discover how legendary commanders turned the tide of history through psychological terror, 'splitting bamboo' momentum, and the brutal mastery of logistics.

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Major Themes

武備志38pMilitary Strategy32p戰略考28pZhuge Liang15pSima Yi15p

Art of Warp. 23, p. 90

Battle of Dongxingp. 32, p. 33

Battle of Jietingp. 7, p. 8

Battle of Xilingp. 56, p. 57

border defensep. 28, p. 31

Bu Chanp. 56, p. 58

Cao Ruip. 4, p. 12, p. 14, p. 17, p. 20, p. 23

Cao Weip. 3, p. 7, p. 19, p. 27, p. 28, p. 31, p. 33

Chang'anp. 6, p. 88

Chen Taip. 27, p. 43, p. 44

Cheng Hanp. 82, p. 83

clemencyp. 48, p. 49

Deceptionp. 14, p. 21, p. 71

defensive strategyp. 4, p. 34

Deng Aip. 25, p. 36, p. 42, p. 44, p. 45, p. 51, p. 52, p. 53

Deng Qiangp. 95, p. 96

Didaop. 34, p. 42, p. 44

Du Yup. 61, p. 62, p. 63

Duan Mobeip. 68, p. 69, p. 70

Eastern Jinp. 83, p. 89, p. 91

Eastern Jin Dynastyp. 73, p. 74, p. 84

Eastern Wup. 3, p. 12, p. 13, p. 28, p. 31, p. 33, p. 36

feigned retreatp. 10, p. 94

Forced Marchp. 5, p. 77

Former Qinp. 87, p. 88, p. 89, p. 92, p. 93, p. 95, p. 96

Former Yanp. 85, p. 86, p. 87, p. 90, p. 92, p. 93, p. 94, p. 95+1 more

Former Zhaop. 77, p. 78

Goguryeop. 80, p. 81, p. 82

Gongsun Yuanp. 20, p. 21, p. 23, p. 24

Guanqiu Jianp. 30, p. 37, p. 38, p. 39, p. 40, p. 42

Guanzhongp. 6, p. 7

Guo Huaip. 15, p. 28

Hanzhongp. 4, p. 26, p. 27, p. 51

Hefeip. 10, p. 13, p. 17, p. 35

Hefei New Cityp. 14, p. 16

Hu Zunp. 31, p. 32

Huainanp. 12, p. 25, p. 33

Huainan Rebellionp. 38, p. 39, p. 40

Huan Wenp. 82, p. 83, p. 84, p. 87, p. 88, p. 89, p. 91, p. 92+3 more

Huang Haop. 51, p. 53

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