The Art of War

Author: Sun Wu of the Spring and Autumn Period
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Publish Date: 2004-07-01
Features: ▼Complete Content ▼Sandalwood Aroma ▼Compact and Lightweight ▼Original Illustrations ▼Portable
Famous French political and military figure Napoleon, after his defeat at Waterloo, happened to encounter The Art of War and expressed deep admiration, saying, "If I had seen The Art of War twenty years earlier, the course of history would have been different." — America's most renowned military academy — West Point has consistently designated The Art of War as a required textbook. Many Japanese entrepreneurs also use The Art of War as a guide for business warfare. During the 1990 Gulf War, the U.S. military even distributed The Art of War to every soldier, arming U.S. Marine officers with its principles, leading to the public opinion that "an invisible Chinese commander was directing the Americans to victory in the Gulf War." — The Art of War is a military classic written by Sun Wu, a great ancient Chinese military strategist of the late Spring and Autumn Period...