The Art of War

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 comprised of 13 chapters, each of which is devoted to one aspect of warfare. It is widely known 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.