Tracklist front / back album covers
1. "Sun Tzu Says" 0:23
2. "Ghost Division" 3:51
3. "The Art of War" 5:08
4. "40:1" 4:10
5. "Unbreakable" 5:58
6. "The Nature of Warfare" 1:18
7. "Cliffs of Gallipoli" 5:51
8. "Talvisota" 3:32
9. "Panzerkampf" 5:15
10. "Union (Slopes of St. Benedict)" 4:05
11. "The Price of a Mile" 5:55
12. "Firestorm" 3:25
13. "A Secret" 0:37
Total length: 49:28
Re-armed edition bonus tracks
14. "Swedish Pagans" 4:13
15. "Glorious Land" 3:19
16. "The Art of War" 4:48
17. "Swedish National Anthem (Live at Sweden Rock Festival)" 2:34
Total length: 14:54
Sabaton Band Members / Musicians
Joakim Brodén – vocals
Rickard Sundén – guitars
Oskar Montelius – guitars
Pär Sundström – bass
Daniel Mullback – drums
Daniel Mÿhr – keyboards
The Art of War is the 4th album by Swedish heavy metal band Sabaton.
The album is based on the ancient Chinese military treatise, The Art of War written by General Sun Tzu in the 6th century BC. It consists of 13 chapters, each of which describe a different aspect of warfare, and is considered the definitive work on military tactics and strategies of its time. The tracks on the album correspond to each chapter of treatise. The lyrics of the songs are about famous battles or war, mostly based on the battles of the First and Second World Wars where Sun Tzu's tactics were applied.
