Xiii. The Use Of Spies : * "The Art of War", by Lionel Giles, [1910], p. 160 XIII. THE USE OF SPIES 1. 1. Sun Tz said: Raising a host of a hundred thousand men and marching them great distances entails heavy loss on the people and a drain on the resources of the State. The daily expenditure will amount to a thous...
Introduction. Sun Wu And His Book : * "The Art of War", by Lionel Giles, [1910], p. xi INTRODUCTION Sun Wu And His Book. Ss-ma Ch'ien gives the following biography of Sun Tz: 1-- # Sun Tz Wu was a native of the Ch'i State. His "Art of War" brought him to the notice of # Ho Lu, 2 King of # Wu. Ho Lu said to him: I have carefully...
Ix. The Army On The March : * "The Art of War", by Lionel Giles, [1910], p. 80 IX. THE ARMY ON THE MARCH 1. 1. Sun Tz said: We come now to the question of encamping the army, and observing signs of the enemy. 2 Pass quickly over mountains, 3 and keep in the neighbourhood of valleys. 4 p. 81 2. Camp in high places, 1 facing...
Vi. Weak Points And Strong : * "The Art of War", by Lionel Giles, [1910], p. 42 VI. WEAK POINTS AND STRONG. Chang Y attempts to explain the sequence of chapters as follows: "Chapter IV, on Tactical Dispositions, treated of the offensive and the defensive; chapter V, on Energy, dealt with direct and indirect methods. The good...
Iii. Attack : * "The Art of War", by Lionel Giles, [1910], p. 17 III. ATTACK BY STRATAGEM. 1. Sun Tz 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 capture an army entire than to destroy...
Title Page : * "The Art of War", by Lionel Giles, [1910], SUN TZ ON THE ART OF WAR THE OLDEST MILITARY TREATISE IN THE WORLD TRANSLATED FROM THE CHINESE WITH INTRODUCTION AND CRITICAL NOTES BY LIONEL GILES, M.A. Assistant In The Department Of Oriental Printed Books & MSS. In The British Museum. London: Luzac...
Xi. The Nine Situations : * "The Art of War", by Lionel Giles, [1910], p. 114 XI. THE NINE SITUATIONS 1. 1. Sun Tz said: The art of war recognises nine varieties of ground: (1) Dispersive ground; (2) facile ground; (3) contentious ground; (4) open ground; (5) ground of intersecting highways; (6) serious ground; (7)...
Introduction. The Commentators : * "The Art of War", by Lionel Giles, [1910], The Commentators. Sun Tz can boast an exceptionally long and distinguished roll of commentators, which would do honour to any classic. # Ou-yang Hsiu remarks on this fact, though he wrote before the tale was complete, and rather ingeniously explains it...
Introduction. Apologies For War : * "The Art of War", by Lionel Giles, [1910], Apologies For War. Accustomed as we are to think of China as the greatest peace-loving nation on earth, we are in some danger of p. xliv forgetting that her experience of war in all its phases has also been such as no modern State can parallel. Her long...
Viii. Variation Of Tactics : * "The Art of War", by Lionel Giles, [1910], p. 71 VIII. VARIATION OF TACTICS 1. 1. Sun Tz said: In war, the general receives his commands from the sovereign, collects his army and concentrates his forces. 2 2. When in difficult country, do not encamp. 3 In country where high roads intersect, jo...
Introduction. The Text Of Sun Tzu : * "The Art of War", by Lionel Giles, [1910], The Text Of Sun Tz. I have found it difficult to glean much about the history of Sun Tz's text. The quotations that occur in early authors go to show that the "13 chapters" of which Ss-ma Ch'ien speaks were essentially the same as those now extant. We...
Introduction. Appreciations Of Sun Tzu : * "The Art of War", by Lionel Giles, [1910], Appreciations Of Sun Tz. Sun Tz has exercised a potent fascination over the minds of some of China s greatest men. Among the famous generals who are known to have studied his pages with enthusiasm may be mentioned # Han Hsin ("d". B.C. 196), 2 # Fng I...
Iv. Tactical Dispositions : * "The Art of War", by Lionel Giles, [1910], p. 26 IV. TACTICAL DISPOSITIONS 1. 1. Sun Tz said: The good fighters of old first put themselves beyond the possibility of defeat, and then waited for an opportunity of defeating the enemy. 2. To secure ourselves against defeat lies in our own hands...
X. Terrain : * "The Art of War", by Lionel Giles, [1910], p. 100 X. TERRAIN 1. 1. Sun Tz said: We may distinguish six kinds of terrain, to wit: (1) Accessible ground; 2 (2) entangling ground; 3 (3) temporising ground; 4 (4) narrow passes; (5) precipitous heights; 5 (6) positions at a great distance...
I. Laying Plans : * "The Art of War", by Lionel Giles, [1910], p. 1 I. LAYING PLANS 1. 1. Sun Tz 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...
Preface : * "The Art of War", by Lionel Giles, [1910], p. vi p. vii PREFACE The seventh volume of "Memoires concernant l'histoire, les sciences, les arts, les murs, les usages, &c., des Chinois" 1 is devoted to the Art of War, and contains, amongst other treatises, "Les Treize Articles de Sun-tse,"...
V. Energy : * "The Art of War", by Lionel Giles, [1910], p. 33 V. ENERGY 1. 1. Sun Tz said: The control of a large force is the same in principle as the control of a few men: it is merely a question of dividing up their numbers. 2 2. Fighting with a large army under your command is nowise different...
Vii. Manoeuvring : * "The Art of War", by Lionel Giles, [1910], p. 55 VII. MANUVRING 1. 1. Sun Tz said: In war, the general receives his commands from the sovereign. 2 2. Having collected an army and concentrated his forces, he must blend and harmonise the different elements ther before pitching his camp. 3 p. 56 3...
Corrigenda : * "The Art of War", by Lionel Giles, [1910], p. 205 CORRIGENDA P. ix, "note": For "edition" read "translation." 14, line 3: For "by" read "in the." 16, line 5: For "T." read "T'u Shu"." 19, "note:" Before "War" insert "Soldiers are not to be used as playthings." 17, 1: #, etc. The more I think...
Untitled : * "The Art of War", by Lionel Giles, [1910], p. 192 INDEX [The numerals refer to pages] Abstract ideas of degree, 50. Accessible ground, 100, 100, 119. Accommodating oneself to the enemy, 145, 148. Adaptation to circumstances, 23. Aides de-camp, 171. "Aids to Scouting," quoted, 88, 89, 107, 164...
Ii. Waging War : * "The Art of War", by Lionel Giles, [1910], p. 9 II. WAGING WAR 1. 1. Sun Tz 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, 2 with provisions enough to carry them a thousand "li", 3...
Xii. The Attack : * "The Art of War", by Lionel Giles, [1910], p. 150 XII. THE ATTACK BY FIRE 1. 1. Sun Tz said: There are five ways of attacking with fire. The first is to burn soldiers in their camp; 2 p. 151 the second is to burn stores; 1 the third is to burn baggage-trains; 2 the fourth is to burn arsenals...
Introduction. Bibliography : * "The Art of War", by Lionel Giles, [1910], p. l BIBLIOGRAPHY. The following are the oldest Chinese treatises on war, after Sun Tz. The notes on each have been drawn principally from the # "Ss k'u ch'an shu chien ming mu lu", ch. 9, fol. 22 "sqq". 1. # WU TZ, in 1 "chan" or 6 # chapters. By # Wu...
