The Art of War

Document Outline

• Sun Tzu 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.
• Contents
• Preface to the Project Gutenberg Etext
• Preface by Lionel Giles
• INTRODUCTION Sun Wu and his Book
• The Text of Sun Tzu
• The Commentators
• Appreciations of Sun Tzu
• 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