# The Art of War
## Part I: Strategic Foundations
- Laying Plans
- The Five Fundamental Factors
- Moral Law
- Heaven
- Earth
- Commander
- Method and Discipline
- Calculating Success
- Deception and Winning Without Fighting
- Waging War
- The Cost of War
- Economic Impact
- Resource Management
- Speed and Efficiency in Warfare
- Capturing the Enemy’s Resources
- Attack by Stratagem
- Winning Without Destruction
- Psychological Warfare
- Diplomacy
- Knowing When to Fight
- Importance of Intelligence
## Part II: Tactical Operations
- Tactical Dispositions
- Positioning and Terrain
- Strong vs Weak Positions
- Adaptability to Environment
- Flexibility in Tactics
- Strength Through Formation
- Energy
- Momentum and Timing
- Building Momentum
- Exploiting Opportunities
- Direct vs Indirect Methods
- Mastering Initiative
- Weak Points and Strong
- Attacking Vulnerabilities
- Identifying Weaknesses
- Concentrating Forces
- Avoiding Strength, Striking Weakness
- Deception and Misdirection
## Part III: Leadership and Command
- Maneuvering an Army
- Leading Troops Effectively
- Inspiring Loyalty
- Decision-Making Under Pressure
- Adapting to Circumstances
- Managing Morale
- Variation in Tactics
- Responding to Change
- Environmental Factors
- Enemy Movements
- Creative Problem-Solving
- Avoiding Predictability
- The Army on the March
- Logistics and Movement
- Supply Lines
- Terrain Navigation
- Observing the Enemy
- Maintaining Order During Movement
## Part IV: Psychological Warfare and Espionage
- Terrain
- Types of Terrain
- Accessible Ground
- Entangling Ground
- Temporizing Ground
- Using Terrain to Advantage
- Understanding the Battlefield
- The Nine Situations
- Different Stages of Battle
- Scattered Ground
- Frontier Ground
- Serious Ground
- Strategies for Each Situation
- Transitioning Between Phases
- Fire Attack
- Offensive Use of Fire
- Burning Supplies
- Creating Chaos
- Timing and Conditions
- Limitations and Risks
- Employment of Spies
- The Role of Intelligence
- Local Spies
- Inward Spies
- Converted Spies
- Secrecy and Trust
- Turning Information into Victory