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The Art of War
was published in the 5th century BC by
Sun Tzu.
It was translated from Chinese in 1910 by
Lionel Giles.

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Jacob Heybey
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Bob Sutton and The Online Distributed Proofreading Team
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The cover page is adapted from
Portrait of the Imperial Bodyguard Zhanyinbao,
a painting completed in 1760 by
an unidentified Chinese artist.
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League Spartan and Sorts Mill Goudy
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