"A detailed study addressed to princely heads of state, The Prince(1513) outlines practical yet often harsh and merciless ways toestablish and maintain autocratic rule over a realm. The impact ofthis notorious treatise was such that it earned its author the doubtfulprivilege of associating his name with deceitful and sly acts. In The Artof War (1521), Machiavelli presents his ideas regarding the practicesand strategies to be followed for creating a powerful and effectivemilitary. Centuries later, the radical political and martial theoriesexpounded in both titles continue to encourage debate and analysis."
