The Art of War By Sun Tzu

Sun Tzu (also referred to as Sun Wu, and Sun Tzi) was a Chinese general who lived around 500 B.C. Knowledge of Sun Tzu reached Europe shortly before the French revolution in the form of essay translations, collectively known as, the Art of War, by a french jesuit priest. The fundamental principles underlying Sun Tzu's work for the conduct of war are:

"All warfare is based on deception" and "The supreme art of war is to subdue the enemy without fighting."

Fighting without fighting - seem familiar? It should do, the line was used by Bruce Lee in Enter the Dargon!

The Japanese adopted Sun Tzu's teaching and perhaps added a few chapters of their own.

The art of war as applied to business, sports, diplomacy and personal lives has been popularized in American business and management texts. Sun Tzu may be the most frequently quoted Chinese personality in the world today, eclipsing Confucius, Lao Tze and Mao Dzedong.

The following links will lead you to the varios 'Art of War' chapters. These have been translated by Lionel Giles

Manoeuvring
The Army
Tactics
Terrain
The Nine Situations
Attack By Fire
The Use Of Spies

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