Intro -- Title Page -- Bibliographical Note -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Introduction -- Chinese Warfare -- ONE - Laying Plans -- Seven Searching Questions -- Elemental Tactics -- TWO - Waging War -- Blitzkrieg -- Living at Enemy Expense -- THREE - Attack by Stratagem -- Siege Warfare -- Advantage in Numbers -- FOUR - Tactical Dispositions -- To Avoid Defeat -- FIVE - Use of Energy -- Decision Releases Force -- SIX - Weak Points and Strong -- Subtlety and Secrecy -- Battle-site Secrecy -- Seeking Enemy's Weakness -- Tactics Are Fluid -- SEVEN - Maneuvering an Army -- Losing Tactics -- Gongs, Drums, Banners, Flags -- Self Possession and Strength -- EIGHT - Variation of Tactics -- Flexible Tactics -- Preparedness Pays -- NINE - The Army on the March -- Advantages of Terrain -- Ambushes and Spies -- Military Intelligence -- Signs of Significance -- TEN - Classification of Terrain -- Calamities Due to Error -- Tests of Good Generalship -- ELEVEN - The Nine Situations -- Using Terrain -- Tactics of Skillful Leaders -- When Troops Fight Hard -- Shuai-jan Tactics -- Courage and Secrecy -- In Strange Territory -- Summary of Terrain -- Principles of Importance -- Accommodate the Enemy -- TWELVE - Attack by Fire -- Use of Fire and Water -- THIRTEEN - Use of Spies -- Classes of Spies -- Methods of Espionage -- End and Aim of Spying.

Graced with color illustrations of Asian art treasures, this gift edition of the world's earliest and most prestigious military treatise covers principles of strategy, tactics, maneuvers, and other ever-relevant topics. Required reading in many military institutions, its ancient wisdom offers many modern applications to business, law, and sports. "There's not a dated maxim or vague prescription in it." - Newsweek.

Electronic reproduction

Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2019. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.