# Dedication explained — The Art of War

> Chapter companion for The Art of War by Sun Tzu.

## What happens

The translator dedicates this work to his brother, Captain Valentine Giles, expressing the hope that a text over two millennia old may still offer valuable lessons for the modern soldier.

## Character check-ins

### Capt. E. F. Calthrop

Implied as the translator dedicating the work to his brother.

## Key lines

> To my brother Captain Valentine Giles, R.G. in the hope that a work 2,400 years old may yet contain lessons worth consideration by the soldier of today this translation is affectionately dedicated.

This translation is lovingly offered to my brother, Captain Valentine Giles, with the belief that a book written 2,400 years ago still holds teachings relevant for the modern soldier.

_The dedication frames the ancient text as timeless and applicable to present-day military practice._

## Links

- HTML: https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_art_of_war_se/chapters/dedication
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- All chapters: https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_art_of_war_se/chapters