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CONTENTS
Page
PREFACE vii
INTRODUCTION
Sun Wu and his Book xi
The Text of Sun Tzu xxx
The Commentators xxxiv
Appreciations of Sun Tzu xlii
Apologies for war xliii
Bibliography 1
Chap. I. Laying Plans i