The 13 Chapters
The Art of War is divided into 13 chapters (or piān); the collection is referred to as being one zhuàn ("whole" or alternatively "chronicle"). Because different translations have used different titles for each chapter, a selection appears below.
| Chapter | Lionel Giles (1910) | R.L. Wing (1988) | Ralph D. Sawyer (1996) | Chow-Hou Wee (2003) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I | Laying Plans | The Calculations | Initial Estimations | Detail Assessment and Planning (Chinese: 始計，始计) |
| II | Waging War | The Challenge | Waging War | Waging War (Chinese: 作戰，作战) |
| III | Attack by Stratagem | The Plan of Attack | Planning Offensives | Strategic Attack (Chinese: 謀攻，谋攻) |
| IV | Tactical Dispositions | Positioning | Military Disposition | Disposition of the Army (Chinese: 軍形，军形) |
| V | Energy | Directing | Strategic Military Power | Forces (Chinese: 兵勢，兵势) |
| VI | Weak Points and Strong | Illusion and Reality | Vacuity and Substance | Weaknesses and Strengths (Chinese: 虛實，虚实) |
| VII | Maneuvering | Engaging The Force | Military Combat | Military Maneuvers (Chinese: 軍爭，军争) |
| VIII | Variation of Tactics | The Nine Variations | Nine Changes | Variations and Adaptability (Chinese: 九變，九变) |
| IX | The Army on the March | Moving The Force | Maneuvering the Army | Movement and Development of Troops (Chinese: 行軍，行军) |
| X | Terrain | Situational Positioning | Configurations of Terrain | Terrain (Chinese: 地形) |
| XI | The Nine Situations | The Nine Situations | Nine Terrains | The Nine Battlegrounds (Chinese: 九地) |
| XII | The Attack by Fire | The Fiery Attack | Incendiary Attacks | Attacking with Fire (Chinese: 火攻) |
| XIII | The Use of Spies | The Use of Intelligence | Employing Spies | Intelligence and Espionage (Chinese: 用間，用间) |
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