J.J. Patrick - or JP to those who know he's nothing but trouble - was born in the New Forest and did most of his growing up in Derbyshire. He's an author from the Cynefin Road stable and a journalist writing at Byline. He also works in InfoSec. He served as a police officer for ten years, resigning from New Scotland Yard having acted as a whistle-blower, kicking off a parliamentary inquiry into the manipulation of crime figures by the police. He received open praise at the highest levels, for his integrity.
I am a Sun Tzu fan his philosophy for warfare has stood the test of time and conflict and his ancient teachings are as applicable today as they were in the 6th Century when he wrote them. However, what JJ Patrick has done is a real homage to Sun Tzu himself. Taking his teachings, putting them into the modern world of computers data manipulation, information warfare, a shrinking geopolitical world made of those who understand Hybrid Warfare and those who ignore it, JJ Partick has created an amazing piece of work. This is a must-read for all academics, journalists, politicians, military leaders, policymakers, senior leaders and anyone who is interested in what is happening to us today. It should be compulsory reading in all military staff colleges and places of higher education. A frightening and accurate description of what we are suffering on a daily basis expressed in a 6th-century Chinese philosophical style. Philip Ingram MBE