Sun Tzu’s The Art of War

Master Sun’s Rules of Warfare (The Art of War) is a collection of military strategy and tactics that was assembled over 2500 years ago. It is divided into thirteen chapters which cover topics such as: war planning, the need for a flexible response and the importance of intelligence gathering. In the second half of the 20th Century the book became a guide for businessmen who wished to conflate their professions with that of the military general. Capitalism in particular was well suited to this pursuit.