Dated to about the fifth century BC, The Art of War is considered the world's
oldest treatise on war tactics. Attributed to Sun Tzu of China's Zhou dynasty,
the book addresses important aspects of warfare, such as planning offenses,
military combat, and the use of spies. Influential in Eastern civilization for
millennia and in Western culture since its first translation in the 18th
century, this book's teachings have been applied to scenarios as varied as
office politics, the Vietnam War, and American football.
A Compact Novel Journal: The Art of War infuses new life into a military
heirloom by inviting writers to pen their own ideas between