本书重点分析了近现代世界中的10场代表性战争，并在还原真实战争进程的同时，阐释了孙子兵法与这些战争的关系。作者认为，孙子兵法是迄今为止最杰出的指导战争的智慧精华，赢得战争的一方是因为其契合了孙子兵法的作战思想，无论是一战、二战，还是朝鲜战争。美国内战期间的南方将军罗伯特?李、法国的拿破仑与德国的希特勒接受的都是现代的军事训练与教育，理当战无不胜。然而他们打输的战役却显示了当代军事训练与教育的不足。本书通过成功与失败两方面的案例为我们重新检视了孙子兵法的伟大。(The book mainly analyzes 10 representative campaigns in modern history and interprets their relation to Master Sun's art of war in vividly revealing the true process of war. It is deemed that Master Sun's art of war has so far been the most prominent intelligent essence for directing wars and the winner in a campaign is usually the one that complies with Master Sun's guiding principles in combating; it is true in the case of World War I and II and the Korean War. General Robert Lee of the south in American Civil War, Napoleon of France, and Hitler of Germany all received modern military training and education and were supposed to never lose any battle. However, wars they lost reveal the deficiency of modern military training and education. Based on cases of triumphs and failures in wars, this book brings to readers a brand new review of the essence of Master Sun's war of art. )