Chapter I Laying Plans; Chapter II Waging War; Chapter III Attack by Stratagem; Chapter IV Tactical Dispositions; Chapter V Energy; Chapter VI Weak Points and Strong; Chapter VII Manœuvring; Chapter VIII Variation of Tactics; Chapter IX The Army on the March; Chapter X Terrain; Chapter XI The Nine Situations; Chapter XII The Attack by Fire; Chapter XIII The Use of Spies;

LIONEL GILES was on the staff of the Department of Oriental Printed Books and Manuscripts, the British Museum.

First Published in 2005. This is the classic translation of the Chinese military masterpiece; it preserves the character and nuances of the Chinese original. The inspiration of Mao Tse Tung and countless generations of military leaders, it was written in antiquity and consists of thirteen chapters that reflect the mind of a born strategist and practical soldier whose maxims, full of acuteness and common sense, relate as much to the present day as they do to the military conditions of the time when they were written. As useful in the pursuit of success in modem business as it was in ancient warfare, this volume also relates to all aspects of personal and everyday life in which you must either be a winner or a loser.