The Art of War cover art

The Art of War

Adapted for the Contemporary Reader

Preview
LIMITED TIME OFFER

3 months free
Try for £0.00
£8.99/mo thereafter. Renews automatically. Terms apply. Offer ends 31 July 2025 at 23:59 GMT.
Pick 1 audiobook a month from our unmatched collection.
Listen all you want to thousands of included audiobooks, Originals, and podcasts.
Access exclusive sales and deals.
Premium Plus auto-renews for £8.99/mo after 3 months. Cancel monthly.

The Art of War

By: Sun Tzu
Narrated by: David Parker
Try for £0.00

£8.99/mo after 3 months. Offer ends 31 July 2025 23:59 GMT. Cancel monthly.

Buy Now for £6.99

Buy Now for £6.99

Confirm Purchase
Pay using card ending in
By completing your purchase, you agree to Audible's Conditions of Use and authorise Audible to charge your designated card or any other card on file. Please see our Privacy Notice, Cookies Notice and Interest-based Ads Notice.
Cancel

About this listen

The Art of War is an ancient Chinese military treatise dating from the Late Spring and Autumn Period (roughly fifth century BC). The work, which is attributed to the ancient Chinese military strategist Sun Tzu , is composed of 13 chapters.

Each chapter is devoted to an aspect of warfare and how it applies to military strategy and tactics.

For almost 1,500 years The Art of War has been the lead text in an anthology that would be formalised as the Seven Military Classics by Emperor Shenzong of Song in 1080.

The Art of War remains the most influential strategy text in East Asian warfare and has influenced both Eastern and Western military thinking, business tactics, legal strategy, lifestyles, and beyond.

This version of The Art of War has been carefully adapted in to modern English to allow for easy listening.

Public Domain (P)2025 James Harris
Political Science Politics & Government World Military War Warfare China

Listeners also enjoyed...

Rich Dad Poor Dad cover art
The Art of War cover art
Sh!t Sun Tzu Said: Classic Warfare for the Modern Mind cover art
The Art of War for Language Learners cover art
Brutal Wisdom cover art
Battle of Waterloo: A History from Beginning to End cover art
The Punic Wars cover art
Waterloo: Napoleon, Wellington, and the Battle That Changed Europe cover art
Napoleon's Invasion of Russia cover art
Scipio Africanus cover art
Hannibal Barca: A Captivating Guide to the Carthaginian General Who Fought in the Second Punic War Between Carthage and Ancient Rome cover art
The Battle of Zama cover art
The Battle of Red Cliffs cover art
Catiline's War cover art
The Art of Military Strategy cover art
The Wars of Alexander the Great cover art
No reviews yet