THE BOOK OF WAR
THE
BOOK OF WAR
THE MILITARY CLASSIC
OF THE FAR EAST
TRANSLATED FROM THE CHINESE BY
CAPTAIN E. F. CALTHROP, R.F.A.
LONDON
JOHN MURRAY, ALBEMARLE ST., W.
1908
[CONTENTS]
| PAGE | ||
| [INTRODUCTION] | 7 | |
[THE ARTICLES OF SUNTZU] | ||
| I. | [PRELIMINARY RECKONING] | 17 |
| II. | [OPERATIONS OF WAR] | 20 |
| III. | [THE ATTACK BY STRATAGEM] | 24 |
| IV. | [THE ORDER OF BATTLE] | 28 |
| V. | [THE SPIRIT OF THE TROOPS] | 31 |
| VI. | [EMPTINESS AND STRENGTH] | 34 |
| VII. | [BATTLE TACTICS] | 40 |
| VIII. | [THE NINE CHANGES] | 44 |
| IX. | [MOVEMENT OF TROOPS] | 47 |
| X. | [GROUND] | 53 |
| XI. | [NINE GROUNDS] | 58 |
| XII. | [ASSAULT BY FIRE] | 67 |
| XIII. | [THE EMPLOYMENT OF SPIES] | 70 |
[THE SAYINGS OF WUTZU] | ||
| [INTRODUCTION] | 75 | |
| I. | [THE GOVERNMENT OF A COUNTRY] | 77 |
| II. | [ESTIMATION OF THE ENEMY] | 85 |
| III. | [CONTROL OF THE ARMY] | 93 |
| IV. | [QUALITIES OF THE GENERAL] | 101 |
| V. | [SUITING THE OCCASION] | 108 |
| VI. | [ENCOURAGEMENT OF THE TROOPS] | 116 |