Sun Tzu and the Art of Modern Warfare Author:Mark McNeilly Used by Mao Zedong and General Norman Schwarzkopf alike, Sun Tzu's 2,000 year-old text on warfare and strategy, THE ART OF WAR, is one of the classics in its field. Mark McNeilly takes that classic and interprets it for a modern audience of businessmen and military strategists, making the work easy to understand and to apply in light of today. T... more »he six principles he abstracts from the work allow the reader to conduct a strategically informed campaign, and clear up such topics as alliances, information warfare, and leading by example. Most attractive is the idea of "winning without fighting," gaining one's objectives while not losing one's own resources in battle.« less