Sun Tzu - The Art Of War: A New Modern English Edition, Corrected To American Spelling

By Sun Tzu and Stephen J Dirac

A new modern English edition of Sun Tzu - The Art Of War, a new modern English edition, corrected to American spelling. A timeless classic of the ages. One of the greatest Military and life strategy classics in the history of civilization. The oldest written work on the art of strategy. Not only military

• Language: English
• Publisher: Alephraez Publishing And trading Ltd.
• Release date: Nov 14, 2022
• ISBN: 9781778234057

Sun Tzu

Sun Tzu was a an ancient Chinese general during the latter part of the Spring and Autumn Period. Also referred to as Sunzi or Sun Wu, the great Chinese philosopher and military general was revered by many generations of Chinese leaders to come. His given military name, "Sun Tzu" translates as "master sun", and was thought to be an honorific title. It has been speculated Sun Tzu wrote The Art of War during the Warring States Period, when China was divided and war was imminent. His profound insight on military strategy and expert leadership inspired nearly all who read his work, earning him a spot in history as one of the greatest military generals of all time.

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Sun Tzu -

The

Art Of War

A New Modern English Edition,

Corrected To American Spelling

Edited by

Stephen J. Dirac

Alephraez Publishing And Trading Ltd.

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Sun Tzu - The Art Of War: A New Modern English Edition,

Corrected To American Spelling

First Printing, November, 2022

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ISBN: 9781778234057

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Table Of Contents

Table Of Contents 3 Chapter I 5 Introduction 5 Chapter II 7 PRELIMINARY RECKONING7 Chapter III 11 OPERATIONS OF WAR11 Chapter IV 15 THE ATTACK BY STRATAGEM15 Chapter V 20 THE ORDER OF BATTLE20 Chapter VI 23 THE SPIRIT OF THE TROOPS23 Chapter VII 28 EMPTINESS AND STRENGTH28 Chapter VIII 35 BATTLE TACTICS35 Chapter IX 41 THE NINE CHANGES41 Chapter X 44 MOVEMENT OF TROOPS44 Chapter XI 52 GROUND52 Chapter XII 57 THE NINE GROUNDS57 Chapter XIII 66 ASSAULT BY FIRE66 Chapter XIV 69 THE EMPLOYMENT OF SPIES69 Chapter XV 74 Conclusion74

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Chapter I

Introduction

This edition of the sayings of Sun Tzu is edited to modern English and corrected to American spelling. The original source is from the 1908 translation, done from the original Chinese version, by Captain E.F. Calthrop. The sayings of Sun Tzu is the first half of The Book Of War, within the book, it is entitled The Articles Of Sun Tzu.

The second part of The Book Of War is the The Sayings Of Wu Tzu, which is more of an anecdotal work, consisting more of detailed stories of the life of Wu Tzu, which incorporates the condensed sayings in the first half of the book.

I have chosen the sayings of Sun Tzu, as it is really where the classic quotes of this great work came from, as this is more condensed down to rememberable sayings and rules. I may do an edition of Wu Tzu in the future, but this work, in my opinion, is the most important part of The Book Of War, and is a condensed version of the more anecdotal second half.

Sun Tzu, is commonly thought of as the sayings of the general Sun Tzu, who was a writer and military strategist during the Eastern Zhou Period in about 500 B.C.E. It has been also posited that this was more a collection of works or rules that had accumulated in the 5 or more centuries prior to this time, but put together by a wise general of the time, known as Sun Tzu.

There are different opinions on whether Sun Tzu existed and if so, of who he was and I recommend you check that out if you wish, but for the purposes of the strategic lessons he left us all, I will simply say that these are the sayings of SUn Tzu, as the title of the original book did say.

I see him as similar to Confucious, who also has