The code of the warrior
Subtitle: exploring warrior values past and present
By: Shannon E. French.
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Published: 2003
Place of publication: Lanham, Md
Language: eng
Number of pages: 258
ISBN-13: 9780847697564
Subjects: Soldiers; Military art and science; Sociology, Military
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Why warriors need a code; title: The Homeric hero: a Hector who wins?; title: The two faces of Rome: Stoicism and Hedonism; title: Vikings: Vengeance, Valkyries, and Valhalla; title: "Never to do outrageousity nor murder": the world of Malory's Morte Darthur / Felicia Ackerman; title: Native Americans: warriors of the sacred plains; title: Chinese warrior monks: the martial artists of Shaolin; title: The soul of the Samurai: duty, devotion, and death; title: The warrior's code today: are terrorists warriors?