Sun Tzu’s The Art of War

Sun Tzu’s Art of War, also known as Sun Wu’s Art of War, is the earliest surviving book on warfare in China and the earliest military work in the world, predating Clausewitz’s On War about 2,300 years, and is known as the “holy book of military science”. There are about six thousand words and thirteen articles in total.

This site provides Chinese and English bilingual translation and PDF downloads of Sun Tzu’s Art of War.

The Art of War Book Translated by Lionel Giles

1. Laying Plans

2. Waging War

3. Attack by Stratagem

4. Tactical Dispositions

5. Energy

6. Weak Points and Strong

7. Maneuvering

8. Variation in Tactics

9. The Army on the March

10. Terrain

11. The Nine Situations

12. The Attack by Fire

13. The Use of Spies