“Ever since The Art of War was published, military leaders have been following its advice. In the twentieth century, the Communist leaderMao Zedongsaid that the lessons he learned from The Art of War helped him defeat Chiang Kai-Shek's Nationalist forces during the ChineseCivil War. Other recent devotees of Sun Tzu's work include Viet Minh commanders Vo Nguyen Giap andHo Chi Minhand American Gulf War generals Norman Schwarzkopf andColin Powell.”
- history.com
“Ever since The Art of War was published, military leaders have been following its advice. In the twentieth century, the Communist leaderMao Zedongsaid that the lessons he learned from The Art of War helped him defeat Chiang Kai-Shek's Nationalist forces during the ChineseCivil War. Other recent devotees of Sun Tzu's work include Viet Minh commanders Vo Nguyen Giap andHo Chi Minhand American Gulf War generals Norman Schwarzkopf andColin Powell.”
- history.com