Sun Wu was active from the end of the 6th century BC to the beginning of the 5th century BC, from Qi to Wu, and was recommended by Wu's senior minister (Wu Zixu), who presented thirteen articles on the art of war to He Lv, the king of Wu, and was reused as a general. He once led the Wu army to defeat the Chu army, occupied the capital city of Chu, and almost destroyed Chu.
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Sun Tzu's The Art of War discusses some important issues in military science and briefly expounds the basic military thoughts. This book had a great influence on China's ancient military science and was regarded as a classic of military strategists. It is a military book that China's ancient soldiers must study, and many famous military strategists have annotated it.
Since around 600 AD, Sun Tzu has been translated into many different languages and spread to all countries in the world. At first, the book edition was brought to Japan and then to Southeast Asia, and then to western countries. There are many societies, associations and clubs in Japan that study the Art of War. Among them, Britain has translated eight versions of * * *.
1772, in the French translation of Sun Tzu's Art of War, it was uploaded on the title page: "Anyone who wants to become an officer must take an exam with this book as the main content. [5] In military schools in many countries, The Art of War is a compulsory course for students. During the Persian Gulf War, every American army officer was given The Art of War as a reading material.
Liddell Hart, a British military theorist, said: In Sun Tzu's Art of War, the strategic and tactical principles involved in more than 20 of my works are almost completely covered.