The first thing to understand when reading an English translation of Sun Tzu’s The Art of War is that you are dealing with what former US defence secretary Donald Rumsfeld called “known unknowns”.

Over 25 hundred years ago the Chinese scholar Sun Tzu, in The Art of War, attempted to codify the general strategic character of conflict and, in the process, offer practical advice about how to win ...

Everyone reveres The Art of War. 1500 years old, this ancient Chinese text is still utilized by both militaries and business schools around the world. And it should be — research shows those ...