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Sunzi · Translated by Lionel Giles

The Art of War

Read the thirteen chapters alongside Giles’s introduction and commentary, considering preparation, knowledge, deception, and the costs of conflict.

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Contents

  1. Introduction
  2. Chapter 1: Laying Plans
  3. Chapter 2: Waging War
  4. Chapter 3: Attack By Stratagem
  5. Chapter 4: Tactical Dispositions
  6. Chapter 5: Energy
  7. Chapter 6: Weak Points And Strong
  8. Chapter 7: Manœuvering
  9. Chapter 8: Variation Of Tactics
  10. Chapter 9: The Army On The March
  11. Chapter 10: Terrain
  12. Chapter 11: The Nine Situations
  13. Chapter 12: The Attack By Fire
  14. Chapter 13: The Use Of Spies

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Sunzi · Translated by Lionel Giles. Digital source: Project Gutenberg, ebook 132. This reading text follows the edition used in our interactive reader.

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