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Title: The Art of War
Author: active 6th century B.C. Sunzi
Translator: Lionel Giles
Release date: May 1, 1994 [eBook #132]
Most recently updated: October 29, 2024
Language: English
Original publication:, 1910
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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
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.
Contents
Preface to the Project Gutenberg Etext
Preface by Lionel Giles
INTRODUCTION
Sun Wu and his Book
The Text of Sun Tzŭ
The Commentators
Appreciations of Sun Tzŭ
Apologies for War
Bibliography
Chapter I. Laying …