Sun Tzu said: 'Let your plans be dark and impenetrable as night, and when you move, fall like a thunderbolt.' Written around the 6th century BC, The Art of War is one of the oldest books about military strategy, and probably the best. It teaches you how, when battle commences, to think on your feet and catch your enemy off guard. Since its translation its readers have included Napoleon, MacArthur, Montgomery, Mao Zedong and General Van Riper, who helped plan Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm.
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