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    The Art of War
    The Art of War
    The Art of War
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    The Art of War

    By Sun Tzu

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    Sun Tzu ( 孫子) was a Chinese general, military strategist, writer and philosopher who lived in the Eastern Zhou period of ancient China. Sun Tzu is traditionally credited as the author of \'The Art of War\', an influential work of military strategy that has affected both Western and East Asian philosophy and military thinking.
    LanguageEnglish
    Publisher온이퍼브
    Release dateMay 1, 2020
    ISBN9791163395263
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    Sun Tzu

    Sun Tzu, also known as Sun Wu or Sunzi, was an ancient Chinese military strategist believed to be the author of the acclaimed military text, The Art of War. Details about Sun Tzu’s background and life are uncertain, although he is believed to have lived c. 544-496 BCE. Through The Art of War, Sun Tzu’s theories and strategies have influenced military leaders and campaigns throughout time, including the samurai of ancient and early-modern Japan, and more recently Ho Chi Minh of the Viet Cong and American generals Norman Swarzkopf, Jr. and Colin Powell during the Persian Gulf War in the 1990s.

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      The Art of War - Sun Tzu

      The Art of War

      By Sun Tzu

      Copyright © 2020 by Onepub Publishing

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      E-ISBN 979-11-6339-526-3

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      CHAPTER 1. LAYING PLANS

      1. Sun Tzu said: The art of war is of vital importance to the State.

      2. 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.

      3. The art of war, then, is governed by five constant factors, to be taken into account in one's deliberations, when seeking to determine the conditions obtaining in the field.

      4. These are:

      (1) The Moral Law; (2) Heaven; (3) Earth; (4) The Commander; (5) Method and discipline.

      5,6. The MORAL LAW causes the people to be in complete accord with their ruler, so that they will follow him regardless of their lives, undismayed by any danger.

      7. HEAVEN signifies night and day, cold and heat, times and seasons.

      8. EARTH comprises distances, great and small; danger and security; open ground and narrow passes; the chances of life and death.

      9. The COMMANDER stands for the virtues of wisdom, sincerity, benevolence, courage and strictness.

      10. By METHOD AND DISCIPLINE are to be understood the marshaling of the army in its proper subdivisions, the graduations of rank among the officers, the maintenance of roads by which supplies may reach the army, and the control of military expenditure.

      11. These five heads should be familiar to every general: he who knows them will be victorious; he who knows them not will fail.

      12. Therefore, in your deliberations, when seeking to determine the military conditions, let them be made the basis of a comparison, in this wise:

      13.

      (1) Which of the two sovereigns is imbued with the Moral law?

      (2) Which of the two generals has most ability?

      (3) With whom lie the advantages derived from Heaven and Earth?

      (4) On which side is discipline most rigorously enforced?

      (5) Which army is stronger?

      (6) On which side are officers and men more highly trained?

      (7) In which army is there the greater constancy both in reward and punishment?

      14. By means of these seven considerations I can forecast victory or defeat.

      15. The general that hearkens to my counsel and acts upon it, will conquer: let such a one be retained in command! The general that hearkens not to my counsel nor acts upon it, will suffer defeat: let such a one be dismissed!

      16. While heeding the profit of my counsel, avail yourself also of any helpful circumstances over and beyond the ordinary rules.

      17. According as circumstances are favorable, one should modify one's plans.

      18. All warfare is based on deception.

      19. Hence, when able to attack, we must seem unable; when using our forces, we must seem inactive; when we are near, we must make the enemy believe we are far away; when far away, we must make him believe we are near.

      20. Hold out baits to entice the enemy. Feign disorder, and crush him.

      21. If he is secure at all points, be prepared for him. If he is in superior strength, evade him.

      22. If

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