The Art of War
The Art of War (Dell'arte della guerra) is Niccolo Machiavelli's treatise on warfare, first printed by the heirs of Filippo di Giunta in Florence on 16 August 1521. Set out as a dialogue, it was the one political or historical work of his to be printed while he lived.
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- 192 on Open Library, 164 in English
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How many editions of The Art of War are there?
We track 1 edition of The Art of War. Each has its own page with how to identify it.
When was The Art of War first published?
The Art of War by Niccolò Machiavelli was first published in 1521.
Where these facts come from
- The Art of War (Machiavelli book), Wikipedia (en.wikipedia.org)
- L'arte del dialogo, il mestiere della guerra, FrancoAngeli, 2022 (series.francoangeli.it)
- Dell'arte della guerra, Wikipedia (Italian) (it.wikipedia.org)
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