TY  - SOUND
AU  - Machiavelli,Niccolo
AU  - Lynch,Christopher
AU  - Bevine,Victor
TI  - Art of war
T2  - Audible Studios on BrillianceAudio
SN  - 9781531800208
AV  - U 101 .M1613 2016 CD 
PY  - 2017///]
CY  - Grand Haven, MI
PB  - Brilliance Audio
KW  - Military art and science
KW  - Early works to 1800
KW  - War
KW  - fast
KW  - Audiobooks
KW  - lcgft
KW  - Early works
N1  - Includes interpretive essay by Christopher Lynch; Performed by Victor Bevine
N2  - Niccolo Machiavelli's Art of War is one of the world's great classics of military and political theory. Praised by the finest military minds in history and said to have influenced no lesser lights than Frederick the Great and Napoleon, the Art of War is essential for anyone who wants to understand the history and theory of war in the West and for those familiar with The Prince and Discourse on Livy who seek to explore more fully the connection between war and politics in Machiavelli's thought. Machiavelli scholar Christopher Lynch offers a sensitive and entirely new translation of the Art of War, faithful to the original but rendered in modern, idiomatic English. Lynch's fluid translation helps listeners appreciate anew Machiavelli's brilliant treatments of the relationships between war and politics, civilians and the military, and technology and tactics. Clearly laying out the fundamentals of military organization and strategy, Machiavelli marshals a veritable armory of precepts, prescriptions, and examples about such topics as how to motivate your soldiers and demoralize the enemy's, avoid ambushes, and gain the tactical and strategic advantage in countless circumstances. To help listeners better appreciate the Art of War, Lynch provides an insightful introduction that covers its historical and political context, sources, influence, and contemporary relevance. He also includes a substantial interpretive essay discussing the military, political, and philosophical aspects of the work
ER  -