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 |