Soldiers Are Unlucky

"The Soldier's Omen" is a cultural history of war with the theme of weapons and war. The title of the book comes from the "Tao Te Ching" "Soldiers are an ominous weapon and are not the weapons of a gentleman. They should be used as a last resort." The imagery is complex and far-reaching. "Soldier" refers to both weapons and war itself. This book provides a detailed description and analysis of various techniques and strategies of weapons and warfare. On the one hand, the author praises the skill and courage of human beings in using weapons, as well as the high degree of wisdom and exquisite strategies displayed in war. On the other hand, the author deeply reflects on the absurdity and cruelty of war itself, which involves the history, culture, exchanges and conflicts of multiple civilizations in the world. The author uses Western Europe and East Asia as two ends of the world civilization bridge to cut in, and paints a seemingly disordered series of historical stories into a picture of disputes in the history of human civilization.