Sun Tzu On The Art Of WarFirst 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
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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 |
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Sun-Tzu on the Art of War: The Oldest Military Treatise in the World (Sunzi ... Sun Tzu,Sunzi Limited preview - 2007 |
Common terms and phrases
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