Sun Tzu was born into minor nobility in what is now Shan Dong, a part of China north of Shanghai.

Born by the name "Sun Wu", he received a good education and grew up to write a military treatise "ART OF WAR" in order to get noticed and hired by royalty. 

Sun Wu wrote 82 chapters and eventually ended up training the Chinese Provincial Army.  He was always victorious. He invaded the entire southern State of Yue.  The Army under his guidance won every War.

Once his troops were once outnumbered 30,000 to 200,000, yet he was unbeaten.  Many successes followed and continued after his death.  Some considered his death to be another of his deceptions. 

Even over 100 years later, his descendant, Sun Bing, also lead the troops to victory.

As a mark of respect, Sun Wu's name was changed to Sun Tzu as a sign of his status - as a Master of the Philosophy of War. 

INTRODUCTION

Sun Tzu, Chinese general, circa 500 B.C. A collection of essays on the art of war is attributed to Sun Tzu. There are a growing number of translations of this Chinese classic, usually titled The Art of War.

Knowledge of Sun Tzu reached Europe shortly before the French Revolution in the form of a translation by Father J. J. M. Amiot, a French Jesuit priest.. Some of the fundamental principles of Sun Tzu's conduct of war is that "All warfare is based on deception" and "The supreme art of war is to subdue the enemy without fighting."

The works of Sun Tzu became widely known in the United States in mid-1970s. Diplomat Henry Kissinger has made references to Sun Tzu. The principles for the conduct of warfare has been the subject of serious study in U.S. military circles.

 The Art of War as applied to business, sports, diplomacy and personal lives has been popularized in American business and management texts. Sun Tzu may be the most frequently quoted Chinese personality in the world today.