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The Art Of War by the ancient Chinese military strategist Sun Tzu was first written around the 5th century BC. It is the oldest military treatise in the world, and to this day, remains the most influential strategy text in East Asian warfare. More than a manual of warfare, it is a profound exploration of leadership, discipline, foresight, and the art of gaining advantage through knowledge and ...
This document contains the text of Sun Tzu's "The Art of War," a classic treatise on military strategy and tactics.
The art of war teaches us to rely not on the likeli-hood of the enemy’s not coming, but on our own readi-ness to receive him; not on the chance of his not attack-ing, but rather on the fact that we have made our posi-tion unassailable.
The Art of War By Sun Tzu translated by Lionel Giles On War by Carl von Clausewitz translated by Colonel J.J. Graham The Art of War by Niccolò Machiavelli The Art of War by Baron De Jomini translated by G.H. Mendell, and W.P. Craighill 3
The Giles' edition of the ART OF WAR, as stated above, was a scholarly work. Dr. Giles was a leading sinologue at the time and an assistant in the Department of Oriental Printed Books and Manuscripts in the British Museum.
The art of war, as generally considered, consists of five purely military branches,—viz.: Strategy, Grand Tactics, Logistics, Engineering, and Tactics. A sixth and essential branch, hitherto unrecognized, might be termed Diplomacy in its relation to War.