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• The Art of War (in English and Chinese), by Sunzi, trans. by Lionel Giles (HTML at yellowbridge.com)
• The Art of War (with commentary and links to alternate versions), by Sunzi, ed. by Lionel Giles (Gutenberg text and audio files)
• The Book of War: The Military Classic of the Far East (London: J. Murray, 1908), by Sunzi and Wu Qi, trans. by Everard Ferguson Calthrop
  • Gutenberg text and illustrated HTML
  • multiple formats at archive.org
• Sun Tzŭ on the Art of War, the Oldest Military Treatise in the World (London: Luzac and Co., 1910), by Sunzi, ed. by Lionel Giles
  • Gutenberg text and illustrated HTML
  • some Chinese content omitted; HTML at sacred-texts.com
• Sun Tzu on the Art of War, the Oldest Military Treatise in the World (London: Luzac and Co., 1910), by Sunzi, ed. by Lionel Giles
  • multiple formats at archive.org
  • page images at HathiTrust; US access only
• The Art of War, by Niccolò Machiavelli, trans. by Henry Neville (HTML at libertyfund.org)
• The works of the famous Nicolas Machiavel, citizen and secretary of Florence. (Printed by T.W. for A. Churchill ... [and 10 others], 1720), by Niccolò Machiavelli, Awnsham Churchill, and Henry Neville (page images at HathiTrust)
• A translation of part of the first book of Machiavell's Art of war : treating of the best method of defending a country against invasions and popular tumults ; with an introduction and preface, in answer to modern objections (Printed for M. Cooper, 1744), by Niccolò Machiavelli (page images at HathiTrust)
• Machiavelli, Volume I, by Niccolò Machiavelli, trans. by Edward Dacres and Peter Whitehorne, contrib. by Henry John Cockayne Cust (Gutenberg ebook)
• Foure paradoxes, or politique discourses 2 concerning militarie discipline, written long since by Thomas Digges Esquire. 2 of the worthinesse of warre and warriors, by Dudly Digges, his sonne. All newly published to keepe those that will read them, as they did them that wrote them, from idlenesse. (Imprinted at London : By H. Lownes, for Clement Knight, and are to be solde at his shop at the signe of the holy Lambe in Saint Paules Churchyard, 1604), by Thomas Digges and Dudley Digges (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• Adagia. Chil. IV Cent. I. English (Londini : In aedibus Tho. Bertheleti, An. M.D.XXXIII. [1533, i.e. 1534]), by Desiderius Erasmus (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• Adagia. Chil. III Cent. III. English ([Imprynted at London : By [N. Hill for?] me Iohn Goughe. Cum priuilegio regali. And also be for to sell in Flete-strete betwene the two temples, in the shoppe of Hary Smythe stacyoner, [1543?]]), by Desiderius Erasmus (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• The oracles for war: or, Great Britain admonish'd to maintain our ancient rights by dint of sword To a new play-house tune. ([London] : Printed for S. Deacon, at the Angel in Gilt-spur-street, [1690?]) (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• A discovrse of the originall and fundamentall cause of naturall, customary, arbitrary, voluntary and necessary warre with the mystery of invasive warre : that ecclesiasticall prelates, have alwayes beene subject to temporall princes ... / by Sir Walter Rawleigh ... (London : Printed by T.W. for Humphrey Moseley ..., 1650), by Walter Raleigh (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• Selections. 1667 (London : Printed for A.M., and are to be sold by Robert Boulter ..., 1667), by Walter Raleigh (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• The Bible-battells. Or The sacred art military For the rightly wageing of warre according to Holy Writ. Compiled for the vse of all such valiant worthies, and vertuously valerous souldiers, as vpon all iust occasions be ready to affront the enemies of God, our king, and country. By Ric. Bernard rector of Batcombe Somersetshire. ([London] : Printed [by W. Jones] for Edward Blackmore, and are to be sold by Iames Boler at the signe of the Flowre de Luce in Paules Church-yard, 1629), by Richard Bernard (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• War practically perform'd: shewing all the requisites belonging to a land-army, in marches, battels, and sieges. / Deduced from ancient and modern discipline by the experience of Capt. Nath. Boteler. (London, : Printed for Peter Parker at the Sign of Leg over against the Royal Exchange in Cornhil, 1672), by Nathaniel Boteler (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• Study to be quiet: or, A short vievv of the miseries of warre, with the necessity of peace. Also, the character of a peaceable man: whose motto is, I am for peace, Psal. 120. vers. 7.. [sic] / By a dyer. (London : Printed for B. Alsop, 1647), by A Dyer (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• Ippos pyrros = The red horse· or The bloodines of vvar, represented in a sermon (to perswade to peace) preached at Pauls, July 16. 1648, at five of the clocke in the afternoone. / By Jo: Geree, M.A. and pastor of St Faiths under Pauls. And now published to cleare the preacher from malignancy imputed to him by some left-eared auditors. (London : printed for George Latham, and are to be sold at his shop at the signe of the Bishops-head in St. Pauls Church-yard, 1648), by John Geree (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• A true and impartial history of the wars of Ireland, Flanders, on the Rhine, and in Savoy,&c More particularly what has happened in those countries since the late revolution in England, to the ending of the campaign, 1694. Relating to batt[e]ls, sieges, skirmishes, taking towns, castles, fortresses, capitulations, treaties, surrenders, brave enterprizes, noble exploits and atchievements, prisoners of note taken, and the numbers of the slain in each battel on either side. The imminent dangers and conspiracies against his Majesty's life; and by what providence and discoveries they were defeated. With the great victories at sea obtained over the French, by the English and Dutch naval forces. Also, the several descents on the coasts of France, and on the enemies territories in Flanders, &c. With the burning of Diepe, Haver de grace, &c. And Admiral Russel's proceedings with the royal navy in the straights. Also an account of the late defeat of the Turks, with other matters worthy of note. In two parts. Licensed according to order. ([London] : Printed for N. Boddington in Duck-Lane, 1695) (HTML at EEBO TCP)

• Second booke of battailes. (At London : Printed [by Thomas East] for Gabriell Cavvood, 1587), by John Polemon (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• All the famous battels that haue bene fought in our age throughout the worlde, as well by sea as lande set foorth at large, liuely described, beautified, and enriched with sundry eloquent orations, and the declaratio[n]s of the causes, with the fruites of them. Collected out of sundry good authors, whose names are expressed in the next page. (Imprinted at London : By Henrye Bynneman, & Francis Coldock, [1578]), by John Polemon (HTML at EEBO TCP)

• The manifold miseries of civill vvarre and discord in a kingdome by the examples of Germany, France, Ireland, and other places : vvith some memorable examples of Gods iusitice in punishing the authors and causes of rebellion and treason / by H. P. (London : Printed by George Lindsey, July the second, 1642), by Henry Parker (HTML at EEBO TCP)

• Vocabulaire des termes de marine anglois et françois, en deux parties: orné de planches, avec une explication des figures qui y sont contenues, & des définitions de quelques termes de marine, principalement ceux de gréement. (Imprimerie royale, 1777), by Daniel Lescallier (page images at HathiTrust)
• De la manœuvre des vaisseaux, ou Traité de méchanique et de dynamique : dans lequel on réduit a des solutions très-simples les problêmes de marine les plus difficiles, qui ont pour object le mouvement du navire (Chez H.L. Guerin & L.F. Delatour, rue S. Jacques, à S. Thomas d'Aquin, 1757), by M. Bouguer (page images at HathiTrust)
• Essai sur la marine : où l'on propose une nouvelle constitution ([s.n.], 1782), by chevalier de Lasne d'Aiguebelle and Charles François Phillipe Charniéres (page images at HathiTrust)
• Examen maritime théorique et pratique. (Firman Didot, 1792), by Jorge Juan and Pierre Lévêque (page images at HathiTrust)
• Tactique navale (Chez Didot fils aîné = Jombert jeune ..., 1787), by Jacques-Raymond Grenier (page images at HathiTrust)
• Mémoires relatifs à la marine (Chez Laurens je. imprimeur libraire ... , 1799), by A. Thévenard (page images at HathiTrust)
• Alcvne Rime maritime (Per Iacopo Ruffinelli, 1547), by Gioan Iacopo Bottazzo, Niccolò Franco, and England) Middle Temple (London (page images at HathiTrust)
• Kriegs-, Ingenieur-, Artillerie- und Seelexicon, worinnen alles was einem Officier, Ingenieur, Artilleristen, und Seefahrenden ... zu wissen nöthig, sattsam erkläret, und mit dazu dienlichen Kupffern erläutert ist. Ingleichen die verschiedenen Arten derer Soldaten, so wohl zu Fuss als zu Pferde, deren Rüstung und Gewehr... Nebst einem geographischen Anhang von Ländern, Städten, Seen, Flüssen, Festungen... Ingleichen einer hinlänglichen Nachricht von denen in- und ausserhalb Europa gebräuchlichen Müntz-Sorten, nach dem Werth der sächsischen ausgerechnet, alles nach alphabetischer Ordnung ... zusammen getragen. (F. Hekel, 1735), by Johann Rudolph Fäsch (page images at HathiTrust)
• Aeloude en hedendaegsche scheeps-bouw en bestier : waer in wijtloopigh wert verhandelt, de wijze van scheeps-timmeren, by Grieken en Romeynen : scheeps-oeffeningen, strijden, tucht, straffe, wetten en gewoonten : beneffens evenmatige grootheden van schepen onses tijts, ontleet in alle hare deelen : verschil van bouwen tusschen uitheemschen en onzen landaert : indisch vaertuygh : galey-bouw : hedendaegsche scheeps-plichten : verrijckt met een reex verklaerde zee-mans spreeck-woorden en benamingen : doorgaens verciert met vele kopere platen (By Casparus Commelijn, Broer en Jan Appelaer, Boeck-verkoopers, 1671), by Nicolaas Witsen and Romeyn de Hooghe (page images at HathiTrust)
• De nederlandsche scheeps-bouw-konst open gestelt : vertoonende naar wat regel, of evenredenheyd, in Nederland meest alle scheepen werden gebouwd : mitsgaders masten, zeylen, ankers, en touwen, enz. daar aan gepast : soo suit de schriften van ouder, als jonger bouw-meesters, als ook by eygen ondervindinge, tot nut van alle jonge bouw-meesters en knechten, als ook uitreeders en liefhebbers van scheepen (Gedrukt by Andries Voorstad tot Delft voor Jan ten Hoorn, 1697), by Cornelis van Eyk and Jan Luiken (page images at HathiTrust)
• Hydrographie : contenant la theorie et la pratiqve de tovtes les parties de la navigation (Chez Iean Dv Pvis ... , 1667), by Georges Fournier and Alexander Lindsay (page images at HathiTrust)
• Tactique navale (H. L. Guerin & L. F. Delatour, 1763), by Sébastien François Bigot de Morogues (page images at HathiTrust)
• Examen maritime, théorique et pratique (A Nantes : Chez l'Auteur ; Chez Augustin-Jean Malassis, Imprimeur-Libraire ; Chez Despilly, Libraire, M.DCC.LXXXIII., 1783), by Jorge Juan, Antoine-Joseph Gaitte, and Pierre Lévêque (page images at HathiTrust)
• The path-way to peace and profit, or, Truth in its plain dress wherein is methodically set forth a sure and certain way for the more speedy and effectual building and repairing their Majesties Royal Navy, by such means, as may be saved more than one hundred thousand pound per annum : together with a proposed method for the raising and saving of moneys for monthly payments accordingly : as also proper rules and methods, observable toward the making a regulation in their majesties yards / by George Everett ... (London : Printed for the author, and are to be sold by Randal Taylor ..., 1694), by George Everett (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• Sea-mans grammar (London : Printed [by Nicholas Okes] for Ionas Man, and Benjamin Fisher, and are to be sold at the signe of the Talbot, in Aldersgate streete, 1626), by John Smith (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• Sea-mans grammar (London : Printed by Iohn Hauiland, 1627), by John Smith (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• The sea-mans grammar and dictionary explaining all the difficult terms in navigation : and the practical navigator and gunner : in two parts / by Captain John Smith, sometimes governour of Virginia, and admiral of New England. (London : Printed and are to be sold by Randal Taylor ..., MDCXCI [1691]), by John Smith (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• Excellent observations and notes, concerning the Royall Navy and sea-service by Sir Walter Rawleigh ... (London : Printed by T.W. for Humphrey Moseley ..., 1650), by Walter Raleigh (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• Selections. 1667 (London : Printed for A.M., and are to be sold by Robert Boulter ..., 1667), by Walter Raleigh (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• Colloquia maritima, or, Sea-dialogues ... by N. Boteler, Esq., formerly a commander in one of His Majesties Royal ships. (London : Printed and sold by William Fisher and Richard Mount ..., 1688), by Nathaniel Boteler and Moses Pitt (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• The sea-gunner shewing the practical part of gunnery as it is used at sea : and, as an introduction thereto, there is exhibited two compendiums, one of vulgar, the other of decimal arithmetick, with necessary tables relating to that art : to which is added an appendix, shewing the use of a proportional scale gunnery, and the use off the sea-gunners rule ... / composed by John Seller, Senior. (London : Printed by H. Clark ... and are to be sold by him ..., 1691), by John Seller (HTML at EEBO TCP)

• Les ruines, ou, Méditation sur les révolutions des empires (Chez Desenne ... Volland ... Plassan ... libraires, 1792), by C.-F. Volney (page images at HathiTrust)

• Stratiōtikon. Or A discourse of militarie discipline Shewing the necessitie therof according to these perillous times. ([London] : Printed [by Miles Flesher], 1628), by Ralph Knevet (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• The Christians incouragement earnestly to contend for Christ his gospell & for all our Christian liberties inthrall which who refuseth let him bee for aye accursed. Written by J. Ward Gent. Reade and Consider Iudge [and] Censure To which is added Irelands greivance. (London : Printed for Io. Hancock, 1643), by John Ward (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• The post of vvare with a packet full of strange newes out of diuers countries. To a pleasant new tune. (Printed at London : [by G. Ppurslowe] for I. Trundle, [1622?]) (HTML at EEBO TCP)

• Treatise of the dominion of the sea (Sold by T. Page, W. and F. Mount, 1724), by Alexander Justice (page images at HathiTrust)
• Gouvernement anglais dévoilé. (Imprimé en France, 1798), by B. Barère (page images at HathiTrust)
• Although we haue made it knowen by publike edict, that at our entrance into these our kingdomes of England and Ireland, we stood, as still wee doe, in good amitie and friendship with all the princes of Christendome, ... (Imprinted at London : by Robert Barker, printer to the Kings most excellent Maiestie., anno Dom. 1603), by England and Wales. Sovereign (1603-1625 : James I) (HTML at EEBO TCP)

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