Art of War

Preface Introduction The Text of Sun Tzu Appreciations of Sun Tzu Bibliography Footnotes

I. Laying Plans II. Waging War III. Attack by Stratagem IV. Tactical Dispositions V. Energy VI. Weak Points and Strong VII. Maneuvering

VIII. Variation in Tactics IX. The Army on the March X. Terrain XI. The Nine Situations XII. The Attack by Fire XIII. The Use of Spies

This is the first reasonably accurate English translation of Suntzu’s Art of War. First published in 1910 by Lionel Giles, M.A., who was the assistant in the Department of Oriental printed books and manuscripts for the British Museum.

This publication is based on an Etext version provided by the Project Gutenberg. Dr. Giles’s commentaries are included for the benefit of those who are not familiar with the Ancient Chinese History (500 BC).