Sun Tzŭ 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 & C. 1910 To my brother Captain Valentine Giles, R.E. in the hope that a work 2400 years old may yet contain lessons worth consideration by the soldier of to-day this translation is affectionately dedicated CONTENTS Page Introduction  This work is a translation and has a separate copyright status to the applicable copyright protections of the original content.