| Description |
xiv, 258 pages ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
Foreword / John McCain -- 1. Why Warriors Need a Code -- 2. The Homeric Hero: A Hector Who Wins? -- 3. The Two Faces of Rome: Stoicism and Hedonism -- 4. Vikings: Vengeance, Valkyries, and Valhalla -- 5. "Never to Do Outrageousity nor Murder": The World of Malory's Morte Darthur / Felicia Ackerman -- 6. Native Americans: Warriors of the Sacred Plains -- 7. Chinese Warrior Monks: The Martial Artists of Shaolin -- 8. The Soul of the Samurai: Duty, Devotion, and Death -- 9. The Warrior's Code Today: Are Terrorists Warriors? |
| Summary |
"The Code of the Warrior takes the reader on a tour of warrior cultures and their values, from the ancient Greeks and Romans to the "barbaric" Vikings and Celts, from legendary chivalric knights to Native American tribesmen, from Chinese warrior monks pursuing enlightenment to Japanese samurai practicing death. Drawing these rich traditions up to the present, author Shannon E. French quests for a code for the warriors of today, as they do battle in asymmetric conflicts against unconventional forces and the scourge of global terrorism."--BOOK JACKET |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Soldiers.
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Military art and science.
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Sociology, Military.
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| LC no. |
2002011868 |
| ISBN |
0847697568 cloth alkaline paper |
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