The Art of War (Version 4)

Sun Tzu 孙武 (554 BCE - 496 BCE)
Translated by Lionel Giles (1875 - 1958)

The Art of War is an ancient Chinese military treatise attributed to Sun Tzu, a high-ranking military general, strategist and tactician. The text is composed of 13 chapters, each devoted to one aspect of warfare. It is commonly considered to be the definitive work on military strategy and tactics of its time. It has been the most famous and influential of China's Seven Military Classics, and "for the last two thousand years it remained the most important military treatise in Asia, where even the common people knew it by name." It has had an influence on Eastern and Western military thinking, business tactics, legal strategy and beyond. - Summary by Wikipedia

Genre(s): War & Military

Language: English

Section Chapter Reader Time
Play 01 Part 1 Bob Neufeld
00:35:34
Play 02 Part 2 Bob Neufeld
00:33:20