ABSTRACT

A description of the awesome army commanded by Sun Pin, a direct descendent of the legendary Sun Tzu. This translation comments on Sun Pin's life and times. It analyzes in detail Sun Pin's tactics in battles, and compares his strategic thinking with that of Sun Tzu.

part |77 pages

Historical Introduction

part |166 pages

Text and Commentary

chapter 1|3 pages

Capture of P'ang Chüan

chapter 2|4 pages

[Audience With King Wei]

chapter 3|7 pages

The Questions of King Wei

chapter 4|6 pages

Ch'en Chi Inquires about Fortifications

chapter 5|3 pages

Selecting the Troops

chapter 6|4 pages

Lunar Warfare 1

chapter 7|5 pages

Eight Formations

chapter 8|3 pages

Treasure of Terrain 1

chapter 9|6 pages

Preparation of Strategic Power

chapter 10|5 pages

[Nature of the Army] 1

chapter 11|5 pages

Implementing Selection

chapter 12|6 pages

Killing Officers 1

chapter 13|8 pages

Expanding "Ch'i"

chapter 14|10 pages

Offices, I

chapter 15|5 pages

[Strengthening the Army]

chapter 16|6 pages

Ten Deployments

chapter 17|9 pages

Ten Questions

chapter 18|2 pages

Regulating Mailed Troops

chapter 19|7 pages

Distinction Between Guest and Host

chapter 20|2 pages

Those Who Excel

chapter 21|4 pages

Five Names, Five Respects

chapter 22|6 pages

The Army's Losses

chapter 23|3 pages

The General's Righteousness

chapter 24|4 pages

[The General's Virtue]

chapter 25|4 pages

The General's Defeats

chapter 26|6 pages

[The General's Losses]

chapter 27|6 pages

[Male and Female Cities] 1

chapter 28|4 pages

[Five Criteria, Nine Seizings]

chapter 29|6 pages

[The Dense and Diffuse]

chapter 30|6 pages

Unorthodox and Orthodox

chapter 31|4 pages

Five Instructions

chapter 32|3 pages

Employing Cavalry

(Supplement from the T'ung Tien)

chapter 33|2 pages

Attacking The Heart

(A T'ai-p'ing Yü-lan Fragment)