Whether they quote him directly, modern generals keep coming back to Sun Tzu. In a Sunday morning interview, Gen. Peter Pace, vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, ...

Even Gen. Norman Schwartzkopf was a Sun Tzu devotee. But when it comes to China’s foreign policy, Sun Tzu’s theories are leading China astray.

Van Creveld focuses on Sun Tzu’s most famous dictum that starting a war should be the last resort, and that the greatest generals win without actual warfare.

Few fights in the modern era are as spectacularly violent as the first time Fundora and Tszyu met in March 2024. Now both men ...

Similiarly, Sun Tzu has also influenced business thinking. The book's popularity continues to grow as managers and leaders increasingly seek to apply its principles to their business challenges.

Lee didn’t understand that, though, even though Sun Tzu would have spotted it instantly. Instead, Lee gave up his positions to consolidate and attack the Union forces head-on.

Thirty years ago, as a junior military officer, I picked up a copy of Sun Tzu's The Art of War. I was a young man then, and I realized that to succeed I would need to develop my intellect, to have ...

Sun Tzu’s more recent admirers include Tony Soprano and Bill Belichick. How much they have memorized of “The Art of War,” as opposed to merely name-checking it, is uncertain.

Sun Tzu was a notable military theorist and strategist during the Spring and Autumn Period (770-476 BC). His seminal work, The Art of War, holds significant sway over both Western and Eastern ...

Sun Tzu, with his book The Art of War, has given the world not only the basic strategies for successful warfare, but he has also given the modern football managers the formula for success.