Sun Tzu's Art of War, written by soldier Sun Wu, is a brilliant treasure in China's classical military cultural heritage and an important part of China's excellent cultural tradition. It is the greatest military theory work of China in ancient times, and it is also one of the most influential and extensive ancient books of China in the world. Its strategic thinking and philosophical thinking are widely used in military, political, economic and other fields. Its content is profound, its thoughts are profound and rich, and its logic is rigorous. The author is Sun Wu, a great strategist in the Spring and Autumn Period. His writing was at the end of the Spring and Autumn Period about 2,500 years ago. It is the earliest work on military theory in the world, 2300 years earlier than On War written by clausewitz in Europe.
Sun Tzu's Art of War contains rich dialectical thoughts. The book discusses the opposition and transformation of a series of war-related contradictions, such as enemy, subject, being outnumbered, strength, attack and defense, victory and defeat, advantages and disadvantages. It is on the basis of studying these contradictions and their transformation conditions that Sun Tzu's Art of War puts forward its war strategy and tactics. The dialectical thought embodied in it occupies an important position in the development history of China's dialectical thinking. Sun Tzu's Art of War is a masterpiece of strategy and cunning, which has been widely used by military strategists in past dynasties. Many names and allusions in the book are well known to women and children in China. Sun Tzu's Art of War, with its meticulous military philosophy system, profound philosophy and ever-changing strategy and tactics, has a wide influence in the world military ideological circles and enjoys a high reputation.
The book has been translated into 29 languages including English, Russian, German and Japanese, and there are thousands of printed editions of The Art of War around the world. Military schools in many countries have listed it as a teaching material. It is reported that in the Gulf War of 199 1, both warring parties studied Sun Tzu's art of war and used his military thoughts for reference to guide the war.
Sun Tzu's Art of War is really a classic in China, and it has been regarded as a treasure house of military strategists since its publication. Sun Tzu's Art of War is also a mainstream philosophy deeply rooted in China. It is an applied science based on natural science and aimed at "achieving people and things". Nowadays, it has become a necessary practical manual for business circles, which can not only inspire people to think positively, but also develop the wisdom of turning human rights into innovation. After decades of research, combined with China's ancient historical materials, the Book of Changes and other military writings, the author found a new way to absorb the connotation of Sun Tzu's Art of War into modern life, explain it in simple terms, and uncover the wisdom code of these 1000 ancient books for us from many angles.