The Art of War is an ancient Chinese military treatise attributed to Sun Tzu, a high-ranking military general, strategist and tactician. The text is composed of 13 chapters, each of which is devoted to one aspect of warfare.
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The Art of War Chapter 1 – Laying Plans
Sun Tzu said: The art of war is of vital importance to the State.
It is a matter of life and death, a road either to safety or to ruin. Hence it is a subject of inquiry
which can on no account be neglected.
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The Art of War Chapter 2 – Waging War
Sun Tzu said: In the operations of war, where there are in the field a thousand swift chariots,
as many heavy chariots, and a hundred thousand mail-clad soldiers, with provisions enough to
carry them a thousand li, the expenditure at home and at the front, including entertainment of…
The Art of War Chapter 3 – Attack by Stratagem
Sun Tzu said: In the practical art of war, the best thing of all is to take the enemy’s country whole
and intact; to shatter and destroy it is not so good. So, too, it is better to recapture an army entire
than to destroy it, to capture a regiment, a detachment or a company entire than to d…
The Art of War Chapter 4 – Tactical Dispositions
Sun Tzu said: The good fighters of old first put themselves beyond the possibility of defeat, and
then waited for an opportunity of defeating the enemy.
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The Art of War Chapter 5 – Energy
Sun Tzu said: The control of a large force is the same principle as the control of a few men: it is
merely a question of dividing up their numbers.
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The Art of War Chapter 6 – Wek Points and Strong
Sun Tzu said: Whoever is first in the field and awaits the coming of the enemy, will be fresh for the
fight; whoever is second in the field and has to hasten to battle will arrive exhausted.
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The Art of War Chapter 7 – Maneuvering
Sun Tzu said: In war, the general receives his commands from the sovereign.
Having collected an army and concentrated his forces, he must blend and harmonize the different
elements thereof before pitching his camp.
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The Art of War Chapter 8 – Variation In Tactics
Sun Tzu said: In war, the general receives his commands from the sovereign, collects his army
and concentrates his forces.
When in difficult country, do not encamp. In country where high roads intersect, join hands with
your allies. Do not linger in dangerously isolated positions. In hemmed-in…
The Art of War Chapter 9 – The Army on the March
Sun Tzu said: We come now to the question of encamping the army, and observing signs of the
enemy. Pass quickly over mountains, and keep in the neighborhood of valleys.
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