Machiavelli notes that Crassus killed about a third of his men this way before they finally turned into an Elite Army. The loser gets clubbed to death by the other nine. Army of Thieves and Whores: Whenever a commander is stuck with one, he should use the Roman way of disciplining the army, which is decimation: force every ten soldiers to pick straws.Since the use, accuracy and penetration of firearms when the book was written was very limited, armour remained reliable protection against all kinds of attacks. Even the skirmishers should at least have some protective gear over their chests. Armour is also the only thing between enemies' weapons and bodies of your soldiers, so all the regular troops should be wearing it. While it's noted that armour is heavy and wearing it can be tiresome, it's also instantly pointed out that your troops should be trained with sets of armour twice the weight of these they'll be using in battle, so they will find these light. Just keep in mind that it's their only function. Anti-Cavalry: The only reason you should bother with pikemen is that they're great for stopping cavalry charges and killing any horsemen stupid enough to attack them.If the officers aren't living modestly, their personal needs will not only put strain on the logistics, but also affect morale, since the common soldiers will envy and despise them.
And that's regardless of a particular soldier's social status and rank. Affluent Ascetic: The army should be run without any comforts beyond bare minimum.Machiavelli's The Art of War provides examples of: Not to be confused with Sun Tzu's The Art of War, despite the inevitable similiarities between two erudite Big Books of War that left their own, distinctive marks in history. It's the only book written by Machiavelli to be published during his lifetime. The dialogue explains and predicts changes in European warfare and military affairs as a consequence of larger social, economic and technological developments, advocating some particular solutions and stances, both stricly military and dealing with government more generally. Fabrizio was a real person, but the depiction of him in this book has been interpreted as a stand-in for Machiavelli himself. Machiavelli’s Art of War takes the form of Socratic dialogue between lord Fabrizio Colonna and young Florentine nobles. The Art of War (Italian: Dell'arte della guerra, literally On the art of war) is a war treatise by the Italian Renaissance political philosopher and historian, Niccolò Machiavelli.
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