THE ART OF WAR (Giles Translation). Sun Tzu

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      Sun Tzu

      THE ART OF WAR

      (Giles Translation)

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      Table of Contents

       ORIGINAL TEXT

       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

       COMMENTED TEXT

       INTRODUCTION

       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

      SUN TZU ON THE ART OF WAR

      THE OLDEST MILITARY TREATISE IN THE WORLD

      Translated from the Chinese with Introduction and Critical Notes BY

      LIONEL GILES, M.A.

      Assistant in the Department of Oriental Printed Books and MSS. in the British Museum First Published in 1910

      —————————————————————————— To my brother

       Captain Valentine Giles, R.G.

       in the hope that

       a work 2400 years old

       may yet contain lessons worth consideration

       by the soldier of today

       this translation

       is affectionately dedicated.

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      ORIGINAL TEXT

      [This is the original text of Sun Tzu on the Art of War. It was extracted from Mr. Giles' complete work as titled above. The commentary itself - with Introduction and Critical Notes - which, of course also includes the original text embedded within it, follows at the second part of the book called COMMENTED TEXT]

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      I. LAYING PLANS

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      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, sincerity, 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.