Publisher's Synopsis
Niccolo Machiavelli was a legendary Italian philosopher, historian, and writer during the Renaissance. Machiavelli, who also served as a politician in the Florentine Republic, has had a major impact on modern political science and political philosophy. The Prince is Machiavelli's most famous work and remains one of the most influential books ever written. The Art of War is a book in which Machiavelli discusses his opinions on the composition and leadership of an army. The book is written in the form of a socratic dialogue and is considered a classic in military history and strategy that is still widely read by scholars today.
