The Art of War
by active 6th century B.C. Sunzi
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The Art of War is an ancient Chinese military treatise attributed to Sun Tzu, a high-ranking military general, strategist and tactician. The text is composed of 13 chapters, each of which is devoted to one aspect of warfare. It is commonly known to be the definitive work on military strategy and tactics of its time. It has been the most famous and influential of China's Seven Military Classics, and "for the last two thousand years it remained the most important military treatise in Asia, where even the common people knew it by name." It has had an influence on Eastern and Western military thin...
Chapters (25)
- Sun Tzŭ on The Art of War
- THE OLDEST MILITARY TREATISE IN THE WORLD Translated from the Chinese with Introduction and Critical Notes
- LIONEL GILES, M.A.
- Preface to the Project Gutenberg Etext
- Preface by Lionel Giles
- INTRODUCTION Sun Wu and his Book
- The Text of Sun Tzŭ
- The Commentators
- Appreciations of Sun Tzŭ
- Apologies for War
- Bibliography
- Footnotes
- Chapter I. LAYING PLANS
- Chapter II. WAGING WAR
- Chapter III. ATTACK BY STRATAGEM
- Chapter IV. TACTICAL DISPOSITIONS
- Chapter V. ENERGY
- Chapter VI. WEAK POINTS AND STRONG
- Chapter VII. MANŒUVERING
- Chapter VIII. VARIATION OF TACTICS
- Chapter IX. THE ARMY ON THE MARCH
- Chapter X. TERRAIN
- Chapter XI. THE NINE SITUATIONS
- Chapter XII. THE ATTACK BY FIRE
- Chapter XIII. THE USE OF SPIES
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