Sun Tzŭ on the Art of War: The Oldest Military Treatise in the World

Author: active 6th century B.C. Sunzi

Pages: 481,518 Pages

Audio Length: 6 hr 41 min

Languages: en

Add to Playlist Share

Summary

Play Sample

CONTENTS

---

			Page
Preface			vii
Introduction
Sun Wu and his Book			xi
The Text of Sun Tzŭ			xxx
The Commentators			xxxiv
Appreciations of Sun Tzŭ			xlii
Apologies for War			xliii
Bibliography			l
Chap.	I.	Laying Plans	1
„	II.	Waging War	9
„	III.	Attack by Stratagem	17
„	IV.	Tactical Dispositions	26
„	V.	Energy	33
„	VI.	Weak Points and Strong	42
„	VII.	Manœuvring	55
„	VIII.	Variation of Tactics	71
„	IX.	The Army on the March	80
„	X.	Terrain	100
„	XI.	The Nine Situations	114
„	XII.	The Attack by Fire	150
„	XIII.	The Use of Spies	160
Chinese Concordance			176
Index			192