The Art of War
Translated by Lionel Giles
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The opening
I Laying Plans
Laying Plans
Sun Tzǔ 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.
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.
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About this edition
- The words
- Lionel Giles's English translation, copied word for word.
- Left out
- The title page and opening pages before chapter 1, in 2 places
- Standard Ebooks' imprint page (5 blocks)
- Notes and pages added by translators, editors or publishers, in 4 places
- A preface, foreword or afterword, in 2 places
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