"
The Art of War is among the greatest classics of military literature ever written. Sun Tzu warfare is as applicable today as when the book was written some 2,500 years ago....Pick up
The Art of War and read it."–General A.M. Gray,
Marine Corps Gazette"As a reflection of the Chinese mind, this little work is as relevant as any Confucian classic."–
The Times (London)
"A brief tract on strategy that has been admired in China for centuries. Some of Mao Tse Tung's most eloquent thoughts are merely rehashes of Sun Tzu and his interpreters."–
The Los Angeles Herald Examiner"Samuel Griffith's original and scholarly translation of
The Art of War shows how good scholarship can make an easily readable translation that is much more useful to modern readers."–
The Philadelphia Inquirer