The Art of War

The Art of War is an ancient Chinese philosophical treatise. The text was originally written by the human Sun Tzu on Earth during the 2nd century BCE. The Art of War offers a number of maxims for the strategic and tactical conduct of military campaigns.

The book was widely influential on Earth. Thousands of years after the death of Sun Tzu, the book was translated into a number of different languages. It's wisdom still survived even into the 24th century, as it was still required reading at Starfleet Academy. (TNG: "The Last Outpost")