title: The Art of War by Sun Tzu: New Modern Edition (Strategy Wisdom) (Volume 1)
author: Sun Tzu
description: Jeff Mcneill is a publisher, editor, author and consultant. He has a background in literature and philosophy, graduating magna cum laude with a Bachelor of Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies, and a masters of science in Information Management and Systems from UC Berkeley.<br /><br />He worked in industry for six years as a network engineer, taught university undergraduate courses in networks, communication, and marketing for seven years, and now runs a small publishing company in Chiang Mai, Thailand.
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  # The Art of War
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  ### Sun Tzu
  
  
  This page formatted 2005 Munsey's.
  
  
  http://www.munseys.com
  
  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
  
  
  
  
  
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  SUN TZU ON THE ART OF WAR
  
  
  THE OLDEST MILITARY TREATISE IN THE WORLD
  
  
  Translated from the Chinese
  
  
  By LIONEL GILES, M.A. (1910)
  
  
  
  
  
  [This is the basic text of Sun Tzu on the Art of War. It was
  
  
  extracted from Mr. Giles' complete work as titled above.]
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  ### 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
  
  
    
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