Thank you. I’ll take a look at that.
I realized Saturday night that absolutely everything my son is into involves strategy. I may as well run with it.
My son too. I got him the translation by Thomas Cleary ... it's an illustrated edition. He seems to like it. Also look into "Axis and Allies" a board game by the peopl that make Risk ... it's like Risk on steroids. It's complicated but my 13-year old has been teaching his 6-year old brother. Also look into some books on game theory ... "The Mathematics of Games of Strategy" by Melvin Dresher ... puts math into game strategy. My son has been bored with math since 1st grade. He'll be finished all his AP math as a sophomore ... this has given him the incentive to not give up on math. It's great for people who love strategy.
Buy a couple editions. I like the commentary myself.
There are some other Art of War treatises out there by other oriental authors.
The trick for your son is to put it into perspective - Sun Tzu has great ideas, but not infallible.