Jean Joseph Marie Amiot value, the language having been previously quite unknown in Europe. In 1772 he translated "The Art of War", one of the most influential war strategy and tactics treatises in military history, written around the 6th century BCE and attributed to General Sun Tzu, into French. The first successful translation to English would not be achieved before another 138 years, in 1910. His other writings are to be found chiefly in the "Mémoires concernant l'histoire, les sciences et les arts des Chinois" (15 volumes, Paris, 1776–1791). The "Vie de Confucius", the twelfth volume of that collection, was more complete and accurate
The Star Called Sun The Star Called Sun "A Star Called the Sun" () is a song by the Soviet rock band «Kino» from the album with the same title released in 1988. Viktor Tsoi both wrote and provided the vocals for every track in the album. At 3:45, "A Star Called the Sun" is the second track in the playlist of the album. The artists performing in the song are: The song was included in the album "The history of this world". The song is used in the movie "Needle", directed by Rashid Nugmanov and was written by Viktor Tsoi during the filming: