SUN TZU ON THE ART OF WAR

THE OLDEST MILITARY TREATISE IN THE WORLD

Translated from the Chinese with Introduction and Critical Notes
BY LIONEL GILES, M.A.
Assistant in the Department of Oriental Printed Books and MSS. in the British Museum
First Published in 1910

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To my brother Captain Valentine Giles, R.G. in the hope that a work 2400 years old may yet contain lessons worth consideration by the soldier of today this translation is affectionately dedicated.

Annotations	INTRODUCTION THE TEXT OF SUN TZU APPRECIATIONS OF SUN TZU BIBLIOGRAPHY FOOTNOTES
Art of War	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. MANEUVERING Chapter VIII. VARIATION IN 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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