Table of Contents

The Art of War - Sun Tzu
Wuzi - Wu Qi
Wei Liaozi
Zaigong's Six Secret Teachings - Lü Shang (aka Jiang Ziya)
The Methods of the Sima
The Strategies of Huang Shigong - Zhang Liang
Questions and Replies between Emperor Taizong of Tang and General Li Jing

About the Author

Sun Tzu (544-496 BCE) was a Chinese general and political adviser who lived during the Spring and Autumn period of ancient China. Wu Qi (440-381 BCE) was a military leader and politician who lived during the Warring States period. The most ancient writer of this collection, Jiang Ziya (also known as Taigong), was a noble who helped to overthrow the Shang dynasty in China in the 11th century BCE. Li Jing (571-649 CE) was a leading general during the Tang Dynasty who helped China expand its territory into Central Asia. Wei Liao (fl. late 2nd century BCE) was a minister during the Qin dynasty. Sima Rangju was a fourth century BCE general who collected the military writings that existed in the state of Qi during his lifetime in a book called The Methods of the Sima.