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THE ART OF WAR - SUN TZU

Samuel B. Griffith, ed.

 

Oxford Univ. Press, Oxford, 1963, 197 pgs., index, bibliography, notes, appendicies

 
 

Reviewer's comment:
This book is not only a translation of SnTzu's book, but also a history of the era in which he lived and translations of various Chinese commentators. It is a much better refererence than some other versions of Sun Tzu

 

Introduction

 
 

I The author

 
 

II The Text

 
 

III The Warring States

 
 

IV War in Sun Tzu's Age

 
 

V Sun Tzu on War

 
 

VI Sun Tzu and Mao Tse-tung

 
 

Translation

 
 

I Estimates

 
 

II Waging War-

 
 

III Offensive Strategy

 
 

IV Dispositions

 
 

V Energy

 
 

VI Weaknesses and Strengths

 
 

VII Manoeuver

 
 

VIII The Nine Variables

 
 

IX Marches

 
 

X Terrain

 
 

XI The Nine Varieties of Ground

 
 

XII Attack by Fire

 
 

XIII Employment of Secret Agents

 
 

Appendix

 
 

I A Note on Wu Ch'i

 
 

II Sun Tzu's Influence on Japanese Military Thought

 
 

III Sun Tzu in Western Languages

 
 

IV Brief Biographies of the Commentators

 

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