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    Art of war
    Art of war
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    Art of war

    By Sun Zu

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    The Art of War is a Chinese military treatise written during the 6th century BC by Sun Tzu. Composed of 13 chapters, each of which is devoted to one aspect of warfare, it has long been praised as the definitive work on military strategies and tactics of its time. The Art of War is one of the oldest and most famous studies of strategy and has had

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    PublisherSC Active Business Development SRL
    Release dateMar 28, 2017
    ISBN9786068846224
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      Art of war - Sun Zu

      THE ART OF WAR

      by Sun Zu

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      Translated from the Chinese

      By LIONEL GILES, M.A. (1910)

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      Published by My Ebook Publishing House

      Book: The Art of War, by Sun Zu

      Public Domain

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      CONTENTS

      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

      I. LAYING PLANS

      1. Sun Tzu said: The art of war is of vital importance to the State.

      2. It is a matter of life and death, a road either to safety or to ruin. Hence it is a subject of inquiry which can on no account be neglected.

      3. The art of war, then, is governed by five constant factors, to be taken into account in one's deliberations, when seeking to determine the conditions obtaining in the field.

      4. These are: (1) The Moral Law; (2) Heaven; (3) Earth; (4) The Commander; (5) Method and discipline.

      5,6. The Moral Law causes the people to be in complete accord with their ruler, so that they will follow him regardless of their lives, undismayed by any danger.

      7. Heaven signifies night and day, cold and heat, times and seasons.

      8. Earth comprises distances, great and small; danger and security; open ground and narrow passes; the chances of life and death.

      9. The Commander stands for the virtues of wisdom, sincerely, benevolence, courage and strictness.

      10. By method and discipline are to be understood the marshaling of the army in its proper subdivisions, the graduations of rank among the officers, the maintenance of roads by which supplies may reach the army, and the control of military expenditure.

      11. These five heads should be familiar to every general: he who knows them will be victorious; he who knows them not will fail.

      12. Therefore, in your deliberations, when seeking to determine the military conditions, let them be made the basis of a comparison, in this wise: –

      13. (1) Which of the two sovereigns is imbued with the Moral law?

      (2) Which of the two generals has most ability?

      (3) With whom lie the advantages derived from Heaven and Earth?

      (4) On which side is discipline most rigorously enforced?

      (5) Which army is stronger?

      (6) On which side are officers and men more highly trained?

      (7) In which army is there the greater constancy both in reward and punishment?

      14. By means of these seven considerations I can forecast victory or defeat.

      15. The general that hearkens to my counsel and acts upon it, will conquer: let such a one be retained in command! The general that hearkens not to my counsel nor acts upon it, will suffer defeat: let such a one be dismissed!

      16. While heading the profit of my counsel, avail yourself also of any helpful circumstances over and beyond the ordinary rules.

      17. According as circumstances are favorable, one should modify one's plans.

      18. All warfare is based on deception.

      19. Hence, when able to attack, we must seem unable; when using our

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