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The Art of War by Sun Tzu is the oldest military classic known to the world It is estimated that Sun Tzu lived as far back as the fifth century BC around the same time as the famous Chinese philosopher Confucius It is among the most well-known and esteemed military texts known to man This version was translated by Lionel Giles in 1910 This was the first accurate translation of the book in English and also the most famous The work is divided into thirteen chapters Laying Plans Waging War Attack by Stratagem Tactical Dispositions Energy Weak Points and Strong Maneuvering Variation of Tactics The Army on the March Terrain The Nine Situations The Attack by Fire and The Use of Spies Each of these chapters discusses a certain aspect of warfare and provides guidelines on how to deal with them Sun Tzu was born into a family that was part of a clan of experts on arms and fighting This type of clan can more accurately be called a guild The Art of War is most likely based on the ideas passed down to Sun Tzu from his clan as well as his own ideas He also integrates some concepts of early Taoism Ssu-ma Chiens Shih chi or The Records of the Grand Historian state that Sun Tzu lived in the Chi State and was a military general The only known account of Sun Tzu commanding an army is when he commanded the army of King Lo-Hu of the Wu state and successfully conquered the Chu states capital Ying effectively defeating the powerful province The story of Sun Tzus later life and death is unknown The Art of War can hardly be called a book as it is simply a set of guidelines and ideas presented with little or no adjective or description Lionel Giles salvages the book by providing his own notes as well as quotes of modern military geniuses These annotations make
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