Sunzi and Sun Bin lived more than 160 years apart, the former about 2,500 years ago during what is known as the Spring and Autumn Period in Chinese history when the country was beginning its transition from a slave-owning society to feudalism,and the latter during the Period of the Warring States, 160 years later, when feudalism had firmly set in.

Sunzi: The Art of War

Making Assessments

Waging War

Attacking by Stratagem

Disposition (xing 形)

Momentum (shi 势)

Weaknesses and Strengths (xu sbi 虚实)

Contest to Gain the Initiative

Varying the Tactics (jiu bian 九变)

Deploying the Troops

The Terrain

Nine Regions

Attacking by Fire

Using Spies

Sun Bin: The Art of War

The Capture Of Pang Juan

An Audience with King Wei

King Wei's Inquiries

Tian Ji's Inquiries Concerning Ramparts

Selecting Crack Troops

The“Heaven” Factor in War

Setting up Formations

Significance of Ground

Strategic Advantage

How to Run an Army

Making the Right Choice

Troops Reduction(text untranslated)

Sustaining Morale

The Officer's Functions

Five Ways to Train Troops

Strengthening the Army

Appendix 1: Collection of Scattered Texts

Ten Formations

Ten Questions on Warfare

Dealing Blows at Enemy's Crack Troops(text untranslated)

Difference Between Guest and Host Armies

He Who Is Adept at Warfare

Five Types of Army

Losses in Battle

The Commander's Righteousness

Virtues in a Commander

Failings in a Commander

Reasons for a Commander's Defeat

Male and Female Cities

Five Principles and Nine Seizures

Concentration and Dispersion

Qi and Zheng

Appendix 2

The Story of Sun Wu

The Story of Sun Bin

About the Translator