Sun-tzu’s writings are marked by paradox and deception. Indeed, the simple, familiar aphorisms of The Art of War—so frequently cited in Western literature on war and strategy—obscure complex patterns ...

1. Sun Tzu said: We come now to the question of encamping the army, and observing signs of the enemy. Pass quickly over mountains, and keep in the neighborhood of valleys. 2. Camp in high places ...

Among the warring states was Wu, and it was here that Sun Tzu sat down to write “The Art of War”. While a famous author today, nothing much is known about Sun Tzu’s life.

Chapter 2: Waging War 1. Sun Tzu said: In the operations of war, where there are in the field a thousand swift chariots, as many heavy chariots, and a hundred thousand mail-clad soldiers, with ...

An ancient Chinese military treatise from the 5th century BC, The Art of War by Sun Tzu, is considered a definitive work on military strategy and tactics. Through the ages, military leaders have been ...

Re-reading the book I was struck by how Sun Tzu hits this one idea again and again from so many angles. He really doesn’t beat around the bush: knowledge wins wars. Via The Art of War:. If you ...

Unlike his Prussian counterpart, Sun Tzu stresses deception, not military force, at the center of his war philosophy. The “Chinese character li (force) occurs only nine times” in The Art of ...

Sun Tzu was a legendary military strategist in ancient China and he is the author of the famous book, The Art of War. He was a master of “soft power” and the father of “agile warfare ...

That quote comes from “Art of War” by Sun Tzu, a legendary Chinese general who lived around 500 B.C. whose works have influenced military strategy and philosophy for centuries.

In “The Art of War,” Sun Tzu instructed leaders in how to secure victory in battle. But as American leaders have shown us, securing defeat is also an art.