On the Art of War

ON THE ART OF WAR is the oldest surviving book on military strategy ever written, penned in the 6th century BC by Sun Tzu, who was a heroic general whose many victories cannot be easily counted. Each section of the book is devoted to one aspect of warfare, and it has long been praised as the definitive work on military strategies and tactics of its time. As the first and one of the most successful works on strategy, it has also had a huge influence on Eastern and Western military thinking, business tactics, and beyond.