Sun Tzu On The Art Of War

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Routledge, Aug 15, 2013 - Social Science - 256 pages
First Published in 2005. This is the classic translation of the Chinese military masterpiece; it preserves the character and nuances of the Chinese original. The inspiration of Mao Tse Tung and countless generations of military leaders, it was written in antiquity and consists of thirteen chapters that reflect the mind of a born strategist and practical soldier whose maxims, full of acuteness and common sense, relate as much to the present day as they do to the military conditions of the time when they were written. As useful in the pursuit of success in modem business as it was in ancient warfare, this volume also relates to all aspects of personal and everyday life in which you must either be a winner or a loser.
 

Contents

PREFACE
vii
INTRODUCTION
xi
Chap I Laying Plans
1
Chap II Waging War
9
Chap III Attack by Stratagem
17
Chap IV Tactical Dispositions
26
Chap V Energy
33
Chap VI Weak Points and Strong
42
Chap VIII Variation of Tactics
71
Chap IX The Army on the March
80
Chap X Terrain
100
Chap XI The Nine Situation
114
Chap XII The Attack by Fire
150
Chap XIII The Use of Spies
160
CHINESE CONCORDANCE
176
INDEX
192

Chap VII Manceuvring
55

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Lionel Giles was on the staff of the Department of Oriental Printed Books and Manuscripts, the British Museum.

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