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The Art of War Sun Tzu (Translator: Lionel Giles) Published: -514 Type(s): Non-Fiction, Philosophy, War Source: / 1 About Sun Tzu: Sun Tzu was a Chinese author of The Art of War, an immensely influ- ential ancient Chinese book on military strategy. He is also one of the earliest realists in international relations theory. The name Sun Tzu (Master Sun) is an honorific title bestowed upon Sun Wu, the authors name. The character wu, meaning military, is the same as the character in wu shu, or martial art. Sun Wu also has a cour- tesy name, Chang Qing. Source: Wikipedia Note: This book is brought to you by Feedbooks. Strictly for personal use, do not use this file for commercial purposes. 2 Cover design by Sebestyén, employing the image “Chinese Dragon” by Lihui from D, who retains full rights over the aforemen- tioned image. The publisher, Pax Librorum Publishing House, affirms the non-copy- righted public domain nature of the contents of this book but reserves copyright over the cover design of this electronic book, which may only be distributed as part of this digital edition as received by the reader. Cover design © Copyright 2008 – 2009 Pax Librorum Publishing House 3 Publishers Foreword Lionel Giles ground-breaking 1910 edition of Sun Tzus ancient treatise on the Art of War was nothing short of a scholarly masterpiece. It con- tains the original Chinese text, an accurate and fancy-free yet highly readable translation, extensive annotations by both ancient Chinese com- mentators and Giles himself, and a vast introduction to provide an in- depth historical pe