War, in all its forms, is a fact of life. From the very moment we burst from the primordial ooze, man has clashed spectacularly in a ruthless and never-ending contest for food, for territory, and for dominance. Over the millennia, epic quakes of violence have left empires wrecked, and tyrants torn asunder. Yet, in the helter-skelter-like crush of war without end, one man came to see direction and purpose in the barbaric fray of battle, a way to defeat one’s enemies with the mind rather than the sword.

Sun Tzu, the sixth century Chinese general and legendary military strategist, fashioned a war philosophy defined by a genius for deception, subterfuge and manipulation of circumstances. More interested in skill than savagery, Sun Tzu developed a set of strategies designed to ruin his enemies through misdirection, foreknowledge and maneuvers so deft they came to be known as his Art of War.

Power, conquest, control, these age old pursuits are not lost on the modern day battleground, nor are they absent from the contemporary minefields of business, sports and politics. And wherever the will to fight and win exists, The Art of War promises doom on those unfamiliar with its sublime lessons.

Uncover the hidden set of principles guiding the world’s most dominant corporations, governments and industrial titans in this, the most powerful and contemporary version of Sun Tzu’s Art of War ever published. Designed to ensure his words of wisdom are given proper perspective, this unique edition presents Sun Tzu’s brilliant aphorisms and ingenious commandments in stark fashion and bold relief.

Corporate icons, kingmakers and coaches have all looked beyond Sun Tzu’s ancient text as a blueprint for war and have discovered the shrewdest playbook for managing conflict and overcoming one’s rivals ever devised. The Art of War strips the pursuit of victory down to the most rational and calculating of necessities, revealing the subtle and clever art to rendering one’s competition bedevilled, powerless, and ultimately, conquered!