No, the "Art of War" was not by "Sun Tzu" - the work was actually The Art of Peace by the School of Sun Tzu.

1. N O T I C E O F P U B L I C A T I O N
Title: The School of Sun Tzu
Subtitle: Winning Empires without War
Author: David G. Jones B.A., M.A., Fellow of the University of King's College
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Page Count: 420
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Exactly what was the purpose of
the terra cotta army of China's
first emperor?
Some imagine that this "army"
was constructed to protect the
emperor in the afterlife. But clay
armies protect nobody.
This incredible display was the
gateway to the first emperor's
memorial to the end of war.
Lessons for negotiators, relationship managers, national leaders and diplomats gained from the
strategies that ended the period of the Warring States in China, and helped found the First Empire.
Globally, conditions are reminiscent of an epoch 2000 years ago, in what is now China.
Conflict is ubiquitous and continuing. War is happening somewhere every day. Attempts
at establishing harmony are frustrated. The fervent wish of many is that means be found
to open channels between opposing parties, build trust and strong relationships that will
allow people to move forward collectively. How can this be done?
My research, now published as The School of Sun Tzu, examines in detail how a
small state - over two millennia ago - was able to end 254 years of war, and then bond
those warring states into the Chinese empire. All that was achieved in just two decades
- through diplomatic means.
The School of Sun Tzu links, for the first time, the history of the foundation of
China as a nation with the method used to make it happen. That method included a
treatise on principles and philosophy known as the Tao Te Ching, today one of the most
frequently published and translated works in the world. It was the mate of a manual for
organizational and inter-organizational management that we know today as The Art of
War, but whose title was actually Ping-fa, or The Art of Diplomacy. Ping-fa's messages
include instructions in communications, leadership, command and control, intelligence
and planning. These two works were the tools for peace- and nation-building.

2. This consequential review of China's foundation is an inter-disciplinary study by a
social anthropologist with extensive experience in public and private management,
planning and policy. That combination of education, experience and skill allowed author
David G. Jones to unearth links that have not been defined until now. He began his
examination by studying the Tao Te Ching and Ping-fa. He questioned when these
works were written, by whom, and to what use were they applied. The commentary on
these works does not address these critical issues. But it is widely recognized by writers
and readers alike that these works were, and are momentous. The nature of that
importance has remained unclear.
Despite the prevalent notion that the Tao Te Ching and Ping-fa were written by
individuals "some time in Chinese antiquity," they first appeared just shortly before
China's founding in 221 BCE. They are policy and practice: the products of enlightened
individuals working in concert. Learned persons had been recruited from the known
world to find the rationale and process by which war could end and peace prevail.
The Tao Te Ching is a comprehensive and integrated framework of principles
and policies for good government, and a people's relationship to each other and to that
government. It is so elegant many assume it to be a religious treatise. Stripped of its
military language, Ping-fa's real messages emerge. The army at war metaphor was a
device intended to assist learning and memorization. The commentary assumes this
medium was actually the message.
The small Middle Kingdom state of Qin was able – in a few short years – to
establish the Chinese empire without force, or conflict. Their tools were propaganda,
persuasion and intrigue. The event, and the methods used constitute achievements of
global significance. They have not been articulated until now.
The School of Sun Tzu details for the first time just how incredible was first
emperor Qin Shi Huang, and how significant were his achievements. That detail
emerges when one strips away the shroud of disinformation that was built around the
person of Qin Shi Huang for reasons of politics alone. Today he is known only as a
tyrant who built the Great Wall. None of that is true. Millions visit his terracotta soldier
surrounded mausoleum each year and are reminded, again and again, that he was a
ruthless murderer who hated the common people.
First emperor Qin Shi Huang needs to have his honor and reputation restored by
China. His discoveries need to be studied by those dedicated to advancing the causes
of conflict-free management and international peace.
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of-sun-tzu/