Translated primary-source documents, training manuals & journals

Political Considerations on Coups d'État

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Political Considerations on Coups d'État

Gabriel Naudé’s seminal treatise on the “master-strokes of state” — the theory and ethics of exceptional acts of sovereign power, in its first complete English translation since 1668.

Political Testament

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Political Testament

Cardinal Richelieu’s testament on the art of government — counsel on statecraft, war, and the administration of a kingdom, in English for the first time.

The Critic (El Criticón)

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The Critic (El Criticón)

Baltasar Gracián’s allegorical masterpiece on the journey of life — translated from the standard 1913 Spanish text.

Writings of the Order of the Illuminati

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Writings of the Order of the Illuminati

The Order’s own 1786 writings — statutes, initiation ceremonies, oaths, and internal correspondence — in the only English translation.

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Strategy & Statecraft

The canon of reason-of-state and classic works of political counsel — in first English translations.

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Intelligence & Espionage Tradecraft

First English translations of internal Soviet and KGB documents — counterintelligence methodology, agent operations, and investigative technique, classified “Top Secret” at the time of issue.

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Biography & History

The life of Joseph Fouché — Napoleon's Minister of Police — in first English translations.

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Philosophy

Classic works of argument and persuasion.

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