孫武（約公元前545年—約公元前470年），字長卿，齊國樂安（今山東廣饒））人，中國春鞦時期著名的軍事傢、政治傢，尊稱兵聖或孫子（孫武子），被譽為“百世兵傢之師”、“東方兵學的鼻祖”。

大約活動於公元前六世紀末至前五世紀初。由齊至吳，經吳國重臣伍員（伍子胥）舉薦，嚮吳王闔閭進呈所著兵法十三篇，受到重用為將。他曾率領吳國軍隊大敗楚國軍隊，占領楚國都城郢城，幾近覆亡楚國。

其著有巨作《孫子兵法》十三篇，為後世兵法傢所推崇，被譽為“兵學聖典”，置於《武經七書》之首。他撰著的《孫子兵法》在中國乃至世界軍事史、軍事學術史和哲學思想史上都占有極為重要的地位，並在政治、經濟、軍事、文化、哲學等領域被廣泛運用。被譯為英文、法文、德文、日文，該書成為國際間最著名的兵學典範之書。

Sun-Tzu is a landmark translation of the Chinese classic that is without a doubt one of the most important books of all time. Popularly known as The Art of War, Sun-Tzu is one of the leading books on strategic thinking ever written. While other books on strategy, wisdom, and philosophy come and go, both leaders and gentle contemplators alike have embraced the writings of Sun-tzu. Sun-Tzu is not simply another of many translations already available, but an entirely new text, based on manuscripts recently discovered in Linyi, China, that predates all previous texts by as much as one thousand years. In translating the text, researcher and interpreter J. H. Huang traced the roots of the language to before 221 B.C. to get to the original intent; Besides offering a wonderfully clear translation, Huang adds an introduction to the history behind Sun-Tzu and his own comments on the meaning of the text. In addition, Sun-Tzu includes six appendices, five of which were uncovered at Linyi and are not found in other editions.The writings of Sun-tzu have stood the test of time, and J. H. Huang's Sun-Tzu is the edition for the next millennium and beyond.