On the Art of War

Niccolò Machiavelli — one of the most famous Italian thinkers and political figures of the Renaissance (served as the Secretary of State in Florence), writer, historian, and military theorist, created a number of historical and political works ("Discourses on the First Decade of Livy", "History of Florence"). His most significant and controversial work became the treatise "The Prince". For many years, this book was associated with the politics of poison and dagger, and after its publication, the term "Machiavellianism" appeared, denoting cynicism, debauchery, and duplicity in politics.
This edition introduces the reader to Machiavelli's treatise "On the Art of War", which stands alongside the greatest works on military theory. It is here that the ideas, the importance of which for the subsequent history of the Western world is hard to overestimate, are expressed for the first time, supported by numerous examples of great victories and defeats of antiquity.
The treatise "On the Art of War" is presented in a new translation and is accompanied by an article and detailed notes.