The Art of War
Contributors: Dallas Galvin (Editor, Introduction); Lionel Giles (Translator)
Series: Barnes & Noble Classics
Publisher: Barnes & Noble Classics; Barnes & Noble Books
Published: May 1, 2003
Place of publication: New York, USA
Language: eng
Translation of: 孫子兵法
Format: Mass Market Paperback
Number of pages: 304
ISBN-13: 9781593080167
Copyright date: 2003
Subjects: Philosophy; Fiction; Eastern; Military Science; History / Military / General; LITERATURE - LIT CLASSICS TRD PB; Eastern - General; General
First sentence: 1. Sun Tzu said: The art of war is of vital importance to the State.
Description: Sun Tzu's incisive blueprint for battlefield strategy is as relevant to today's combatants in business, politics, and everyday life as it once was to the warlords of ancient China. The art of war is one of the most useful books ever written on leading with wisdom, an essential tool for modern corporate warriors battling to gain the advantage in the boardroom and for anyone struggling to gain the upper hand in confrontations and competitions.

Here Lionel Giles's famed 1910 translation, laced with commentary from illustrious Chinese experts, is brought up to date with relevant quotations from Western writers and thinkers. This new edition offers Sun Tzu's timeless classic, both with and without annotation, making it more accessible to aspiring leaders and military strategists than ever before.
Notes: The first page of the book features cited paragraphs from the text. It also includes a brief author introduction. Additionally, there is a section titled "The World of Sun Tzu and *The Art of War*," which provides historical context with dates ranging from c.1700-c.1027 B.C. to 1972. The book begins with a 14-page introduction, followed by a short preface.
Table of contents: label: Part 1
title: The Art of War
pagenum: 1; label: Chapter 1
title: Laying Plans
pagenum: 7; label: Chapter 2
title: Waging War
pagenum: 11; label: Chapter 3
title: Attack by Stratagem
pagenum: 15; label: Chapter 4
title: Tactical Dispositions
pagenum: 19; label: Chapter 5
title: Energy
pagenum: 23; label: Chapter 6
title: Weak Points and Strong
pagenum: 27; label: Chapter 7
title: Manoeuvring
pagenum: 33; label: Chapter 8
title: Variation of Tactics
pagenum: 39; label: Chapter 9
title: The Army on the March
pagenum: 43; label: Chapter 10
title: Terrain
pagenum: 49; label: Chapter 11
title: The Nine Situations
pagenum: 55; label: Chapter 12
title: The Attack by Fire
pagenum: 65; label: Chapter 13
title: The Use of Spies
pagenum: 69; label: Part 2
title: The Art of War with Notes, Commentaries, and Appendix
pagenum: 73; title: On the Translations, Notes, and Commentaries
pagenum: 77; label: Chapter 1
title: Laying Plans
pagenum: 85; label: Chapter 2
title: Waging War
pagenum: 93; label: Chapter 3
title: Attack by Stratagem
pagenum: 101; label: Chapter 4
title: Tactical Dispositions
pagenum: 111; label: Chapter 5
title: Energy
pagenum: 119; label: Chapter 6
title: Weak Points and Strong
pagenum: 127; label: Chapter 7
title: Manoeuvring
pagenum: 139; label: Chapter 8
title: Variation of Tactics
pagenum: 153; label: Chapter 9
title: The Army on the March
pagenum: 163; label: Chapter 10
title: Terrain
pagenum: 181; label: Chapter 11
title: The Nine Situations
pagenum: 195; label: Chapter 12
title: The Attack by Fire
pagenum: 231; label: Chapter 13
title: The Use of Spies
pagenum: 241; title: Appendix: The Commentators
pagenum: 257