Einhard

Notker the Stammerer

Two revealingly different accounts of the life of the most important figure of the Roman Empire Charlemage, known as the father of Europe, was one of the most powerful and dynamic of all medieval rulers. The biographies brought together here provide a rich and varied portrait of the king from two perspectives: that of Einhard, a close friend and adviser, and of Notker, a monastic scholar and musician writing fifty years after Charlemagne's death. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.

Two Lives of Charlemagne

A vivid life of Charlemagne, written ca A.D. 830 by a member of his court

The Life of Charlemagne

Johann Hermann Schmincke

Accesserunt Melchioris Hamenveltonis Goldasti, animadversiones ineditae cum variis dissertationibus quarum index in praefatione exhibetur

Eginhartus de vita et gestis Caroli Magni, cum commentario Joh. Friederici Besselii et notis Johannis Bollandi

Life of Charlemagne

Notker

Charles, King of the Franks or Charlemagne (748 - 814), as later generations would know him by, would, in 800, become the first king of the Western Christian Empire. His rule resulted in the consolidation of a Christian Europe, and a reform of the Church in Gaul, in addition to the establishment of Christianity in Germany. His life and deeds are perhaps most famously recorded by Einhard, a French biographer and close confidant to the King. They were also recorded by Notker the Stammerer, a German monk. Notker's version includes a number of interesting monastic tales and is thought to be less accurate than Einhard's version. The source text for this edition is: Early lives of Charlemagne, by Einhard (770-840) and Notker (840-912); translated by Arthur James Grant (1862-1948), London: Chatto and Windus 1922. Illustrations from artwork through-out the centuries depicting Charlemagne and his exploits are also included in this edition.

Early Lives of Charlemagne

Carl von Clausewitz

Niccolò Machiavelli

Sun Tzu

Julius Caesar

Ardant du Picq

Centuries of tactical wisdom distilled into one awesome e-book. Military Science has never been more thoroughly represented in one single volume. Strategy Six Pack brings together six essential texts for military theorists: MachiavelliÕs The Prince, The Art of War by Sun Tzu, Battle Studies by Ardant du Picq, EinhardÕs Life of Charlemagne, Julius CaesarÕs The Gallic Wars and On War by Carl von Clausewitz.

Strategy Six Pack

Niccolo Machiavelli

Strategy Six brings together six essential tactical texts for military theorists and warfare historians: Machiavelli's The Prince, The Art of War by Sun Tzu, Battle Studies by Ardant du Picq, Einhard's Life of Charlemagne, Julius Caesar's The Gallic Wars and On War by Carl von Clausewitz. Includes image gallery.

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