The book of war, the military classic of the Far East

143 Pages·1908·13.952 MB·English

by  Everard Ferguson Calthrop

THE BOOK
OF WAR

THE MILITARY CLASSIC OF THE FAR EAST

1908
CAPT E.F. CALLTHROP

THE
WAR
BOOK OF
THE MILITARY CLASSIC
OF THE FAR EAST
TRANSLATED FROM THE CHINESE BY
CAPTAIN E. F. CALTHROP, R.F.A.
521550
LONDON
JOHN MURRAY, ALBEMARLE ST., W,
1908

CONTENTS
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PAGE
INTRODUCTION 7
THE ARTICLES OF 3UNTZU
.17
I. PRELIMINARY RECKONING . . . .20
II. OPERATIONS OF WAR . . . .24
III. THE ATTACK BY STRATAGEM . . .28
IV. THE ORDER OF BATTLE . . . .31
V. THE SPIRIT OF THE TROOPS . . .34
VI. EMPTINESS AND STRENGTH . . . .40
VII. BATTLE TACTICS . . . . .44
VIII. THE NINE C.HANGES... .. .. ..47
IX. MOVEMENT OF TROOP.S .. .. .. .
X. GROUND 53
XI. NINE GROUNDS 58
XII. ASSAULT BY FIRE . 67
.70
XIII. THE EMPLOYMENT OF SPIES . .
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THE SAYINGS OF WUTZU
INTRODUCTION 75
.77
I. THE GOVERNMENT OF A COUNTRY . . .85
II, ESTIMATION OF THE ENEMY . . .93
III. CONTROL OF THE ARMY .. .. .. .
IV. QUALITIES OF THE GENERAL . . . 101
V. SUITING THE OCCASION 108
VI. ENCOURAGEMENT OF THE TROOPS . . .116