There are several different takes on how the art of war should be conducted. Each idea and skill is valuable in its own way, as are the differences on war and how everything should happen. In these four texts, Othello, An Arithmetical Military Treatise, Named Stratioticos, and The Pathway to Martial Discipline each author depicts a different aspect of war and what is needed to be victorious. Each one is similar in that they want to be able to be successful in combat, and each think that their methods will get them there.
In Othello it is though, in the very first act, that war is about fighting. Cassio is incredibly knowledgeable on many things, not so much in war-fare, or so Iago claims. He believes that in order to be a warrior, a soldier, they must be fighters. They should have full knowledge of war and how to go about throughout the many situations that can arise. Othello himself said that he knows nothing but fighting. Digges's take is much more evovled than that of Iago in Othello. He believes that knowledge is the key to having a better military. He knows that in educating the soldiers, it will make them better which makes the army better. Most soldiers are trained within months, Digges's believes it take more time to fully absorb the aspects of war and how to go about it because war isn't a math problem with a simple solution. People can go in thinking one way, get a few things thrown at them, and leave with a completely different understanding on how to go about certain situations.
Stywards view is strict in the sense that he makes up a bunch of these rules and punishments for his soldiers to abide by that are both ridiculous and difficult to follow. Stywards view is that when they become soldiers they must follow the commandments of a proper soldier at all times any time. Breaking that means punishments. If he does not have the proper garments on “he