Classic Etexts Series Sun Tzu on the
Art of War
THE OLDEST MILITARY TREATISE IN THE WORLD
Allandale Online
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Sun Tzu on the Art of War
THE OLDEST MILITARY TREATISE IN THE WORLD
Translated from the Chinese By LIONEL GILES, M.A. (1910) Published by
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Published 2000
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ISBN 1-903328-03-9
CONTENTS
I:
Laying Plans
1
II:
Waging War
5
III:
Attack by Stratagem
8
IV:
Tactical dispositions
12
V:
Energy
15
VI:
Weak Points and Strong
19
VII: Maneuvering
25
VIII: Variation in Tactics
30
IX:
The Army on the March
33
X:
Terrain
40
XI:
The Nine Situations
46
XII: The Attack by Fire
56
XIII: The Use of Spies
59
