The Complete Art of War by Sun
Tzu, Carl Von Clausewitz, & Niccolo Machiavelli
Collected here in this 4-in-1 omnibus are the most important
books ever written on the art of war. The Art of War By Sun Tzu translated and
commented on by Lionel Giles, On War by Carl von Clausewitz, The Art of War by
Niccolò Machiavelli, and The Art of War by Baron De Jomini. These four books
will give you as complete a view on the art of war as you can attain. This is
the most important book ever written about warfare and conflict. Lionel Giles'
translation is the definitive edition and his commentary is indispensable. The
Art of War can be used and adapted in every facet of your life. This book
explains when and how to go to war, as well as when not to. Learn how to win
any conflict whether it be on the battlefield or in the boardroom. Although
Carl von Clausewitz participated in many military campaigns, he was primarily a
military theorist interested in the examination of war. On War is the West's
premier work on the philosophy of war. Other soldiers before him had written
treatises on various military subjects, but none undertook a great
philosophical examination of war on the scale of Clausewitz's. On War is
considered to be the first modern book of military strategy. This is due mainly
to Clausewitz' integration of political, social, and economic issues as some of
the most important factors in deciding the outcomes of a war. It is one of the
most important treatises on strategy ever written, and continues to be required
reading at many military academies. Niccolo Machiavelli considered this book
his greatest achievement. Here you will learn how to recruit, train, motivate,
and discipline an army. You will learn the difference between strategy and
tactics. Machiavelli does a masterful job of breaking down and analyzing
historic battles. This book of military knowledge belongs alongside Sun-Tzu and
Clausewitz on every book shelf. Antoine-Henri Jomini was the most celebrated
writer on the Napoleonic art of war. Jomini was present at most of the most
important battles of the Napoleonic Wars. His writing, therefore, is the most
authoritative on the subject. "The art of war, as generally considered,
consists of five purely military branches,-viz.: Strategy, Grand Tactics,
Logistics, Engineering, and Tactics. A sixth and essential branch, hitherto
unrecognized, might be termed Diplomacy in its relation to War. Although this
branch is more naturally and intimately connected with the profession of a
statesman than with that of a soldier, it cannot be denied that, if it be
useless to a subordinate general, it is indispensable to every general
commanding an army." -Antoine-Henri Jomini