Sun Tzu & Mitch Horowitz 
The Art of War Landmark Edition 
The Classic of Strategy with Historical Notes and Introduction by PEN Award-Winning Author Mitch Horowitz

Discover the True Meaning of Victory


The Art of War is one of the most widely read classics of history—and one of the most practical works of philosophy ever written. Now, for the first time, this “landmark edition” presents the unparalleled 1910 translation by British sinologist Lionel Giles (1875-1958) along with Giles’ equally potent 1905 translation of the
Tao Te Ching, the work upon which The Art of War stands, for a complete and transformative experience of martial wisdom.



PEN Award-winning historian Mitch Horowitz introduces and annotates this volume, highlighting the complementary insights of
The Art of War and the
Tao Te Ching. Mitch’s footnotes clarify the meaning and context of
The Art of War, as his introduction—a compelling study in itself—explores the relevance, history, and authorship of these ageless classics. This volume also features an integrated index of
The Art of War and the
Tao Te Ching, helping the reader locate commonalities between them.



“My hope is that your reading
The Art of War alongside Giles’ translation of the
Tao Te Ching, ” Mitch writes in the introduction, “will provide you—at times joltingly—with a powerful new estimate and measure of personal behavior…
The Art of War is a book of ethical power—not force, which dies with its user, but power which is generative and renewable.”




‘To fight and conquer in all your battles is not supreme excellence; supreme excellence consists in breaking the enemy’s resistance without fighting.’—Sun Tzu, The Art of War

عن المؤلف

A widely known voice of esoteric ideas, Mitch Horowitz is a writer-in-residence at the New York Public Library, lecturer-in-residence at the University of Philosophical Research in Los Angeles, and the PEN Award-winning author of books including Occult America; One Simple Idea: How Positive Thinking Reshaped Modern Life; and The Miracle Club: How Thoughts Become Reality. Mitch introduces and edits G&D Media’s line of Condensed Classics and is the author of the Napoleon Hill Success Course series, including The Miracle of a Definite Chief Aim, The Power of the Master Mind, and Secrets of Self-Mastery. Visit him at Mitch Horowitz.com.