Frederick the Great: A guide to the art of war to his generals. Anti-Machiavelli In Russian./Fridrikh Velikiy. Nastavlenie o voennom iskusstve k svoim generalam. Anti-Makiavelli Gift Editions: The Grand Rulers of M. Exmos 2014. Frederick II the Great (1712-1786), the king-soldier and king-philosopher who ruled Prussia from 1740 to 1786, left behind a vast epistolary legacy concerning almost every aspect of life. This edition includes His Majesties the King of Prussias Manual on Military Art to his generals-a work on the tactics and strategy of warfare and the day-to-day concerns of the army, and the Anti-Machiavelli philosophical treatise, in which the young king polemicizes in absentia with Niccolo Machiavelli and his famous book The Prince (The State). Please contact us for details on condition of available copies of the book. SKUalb5c6c5f4f5bb026ff.