Sun Tzu's Art of War
Sun Tzu's Art of War
Website Creators:
Brian Wu
Garrett Voigtsberger
Blake Richards
Art of War-All 13 Chapters
I. LAYING PLANS
II. WAGING WAR
III. ATTACK BY STRATAGEM
IV. TACTICAL DISPOSITIONS
V. ENERGY
VI. WEAK POINTS AND STRONG
VII. MANEUVERING
VIII. VARIATION IN TACTICS
IX. THE ARMY ON THE MARCH
X. TERRAIN
XI. THE NINE SITUATIONS
XII. THE ATTACK BY FIRE
XIII. THE USE OF SPIES
Sun Tzu's History
Sun Tzu was born in the 6th century, and it is argued whether he was in fact a real figure in history. Many scholars believe that he was born in Qi, China at a time when China was fiercely divided between warring kingdoms.
He was said to have served under the king of Wuas a general, and his book on military tactics, The Art of War, has endured to the present day. Mao Zedong, George Patton, and Napoleon Bonaparte are among the leaders and generals who are rumored to have read this text and been influenced by it.
Despite being over 2500 years old, Sun Tzu's The Art of War is still quoted in speeches by present-day leaders such as US Secretary of Defense Robert Gates and Chinese President Hu Jintao. The book continues to be read and studied in military academies around the world and is included in the US Marines' Commandant Reading List. Corporations, business schools, and sports organizations were reported to have gleaned its pages for strategic advantage.
He was said to have served under the king of Wuas a general, and his book on military tactics, The Art of War, has endured to the present day. Mao Zedong, George Patton, and Napoleon Bonaparte are among the leaders and generals who are rumored to have read this text and been influenced by it.
Despite being over 2500 years old, Sun Tzu's The Art of War is still quoted in speeches by present-day leaders such as US Secretary of Defense Robert Gates and Chinese President Hu Jintao. The book continues to be read and studied in military academies around the world and is included in the US Marines' Commandant Reading List. Corporations, business schools, and sports organizations were reported to have gleaned its pages for strategic advantage.
Thesis Statement
The Art of War is an important innovation because it led to advances in strategic warfare. Instead of armies clashing head-on, they made plans to attack, and win.
