The Art of War

by Sun Wu

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The version of the Art of War presented here contains thirteen Chapters, six more than some other versions.  I am unsure if these six chapters are unauthentic or whether the seven chapter versions are merely truncated. Either way, I have opted for the longer version.  If you know the truth of the matter, please feel free to mail me.

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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)

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

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