The Art of War
Subtitle: by Lionel Giles in 1910
Publisher: Escamilla Books
Published: 1/1/1910
Place of publication: san francisco california, USA
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 192
Description: Written: around 500 B.C.E. 
Translated: from the Chinese by Lionel Giles, M.A. (1910) 
Attributed to the legendary Chinese general, Sun Tzu, the Art of War also has a strong spiritual component. The work blends Taoism with the art of statecraft, applying concepts such as 'doing without doing' to the battlefield. Traditionally written during the Spring and Autumn period (722-481 BCE), others date it, based on historical and internal evidence, to the Warring States Period (403-221 BCE). Sun Tzu is traditionally identified with an historical figure who lived from 544-496 BCE, a general of the King of Wu. Since it first came to the attention of Westerners in the 19th century, the Art of War has influenced leaders from Napoleon to Norman Schwarzkopf. Mao tse Tung attributed it as a source of his thinking on guerilla warfare. The work is considered a masterpiece of military theory.
Table of contents: title: 1. Laying Plans; title: 2. Waging War; title: 3. Attack By Stratagem; title: 4. Tactical Dispositions; title: 5. Energy; title: 6. Weak Points And Strong; title: 7. Maneuvering; title: 8. Variation In Tactics; title: 9. The Army On The March; title: 10. Terrain; title: 11. The Nine Situations; title: 12. The Attack By Fire; title: 13. The Use Of Spies