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The Arte of Warre

Niccolò Machiavelli

  • 218 pages · about 4 hours
  • First published 1521
  • 140 editions
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1 About this book

The Art of War (Italian: Dell'arte della guerra) is a treatise by the Italian Renaissance political philosopher and historian Niccolò Machiavelli. Written between 1519 and 1520 and published the following year, it was Machiavelli's only historical or political work printed during his lifetime.

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  • Military art and science
  • Political science
  • War
  • Battles

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3 About Niccolò Machiavelli

1469–1527

Niccolò di Bernardo dei Machiavelli (3 May 1469 – 21 June 1527) was a Florentine diplomat, author, philosopher, and historian who lived during the Italian Renaissance. He is best known for his political treatise The Prince (Il Principe), written around 1513 but not published until 1532, five years after his death. He has often been called the father of modern political philosophy and political science.

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