Sun Tzu was the most famous military scientist and one of the most able commanders in ancient China and Asian warlords and modern leaders as dissimilar as Mao Tse-Tung and General Eisenhower have used his principles to change the shape of the world. It's interpreted here by General Tao Hanzhang, one of the architects of the Communist Revolution and Tzu's advice on timing, maneouvering, flexibility and knowledge of the enemy's strengths and weaknesses is as powerful today as when it was first issued.

Translated by: Yuan Shibing