Among the over 4,000 military treaties of ancient China, Sun Tzu's "The Art of War" stands out. This text, over 2,000 years old, is a collection of instructions for effective warfare that ideally leads to victory with minimal losses on both sides. Harro von Senger's precise new translation from Chinese addresses the ambiguities of the text, presents alternative interpretations, provides valuable explanatory aids in a commentary, and highlights the text's peculiarities in a postscript through comparisons with Schiller's "Wallenstein," Clausewitz's "On War," and contemporary international law. For the first time, this classic is made accessible in all its depth.