The first translation of the full body of ancient Chinese strategic wisdom, including Sun Tzu’s Art of War and six other classics. Studied throughout Asia for its insights into decision-making, especially by business people.

A military classic from Ancient China, this text presents a range of insights and strategy in every arena of human activity, attributed to T’ai Kung, honoured throughout Chinese history as the first great military ruler and the father of strategic studies.

Asia with its new-found affluence as the world’s lowest-cost and highest-quality manufacturer, is devoting much of its windfall profits to arms. Growth and emerging energy shortages are giving birth to dangerous new tensions. In a great “arc of crisis” stretching from Taiwan to China and from South Korea to Japan, defence spending is significantly higher than that of post-Soviet Russia. Asian nations, including India, are rapidly developing new long-range strike capacities as legions...