LEADER 03776oam 2200505 450 001 9910136090003321 005 20240130190022.0 010 $a1-78684-234-3 010 $a1-68217-099-3 035 $a(OCoLC)971498529 035 $a(MiFhGG)GVRL01CI 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000915377 100 $a20170125h20162016 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurun#---uuuua 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aEncyclopedia of historical warrior peoples & modern fighting groups /$f[edited by] Paul K. Davis, Boerne, Texas, and Allen Lee Hamilton, St. Philip's College 205 $aThird edition. 210 1$aAmenia, New York :$cGrey House Publishing,$d[2016] 210 4$dc2016 215 $a1 online resource (xii, 669 pages) $cillustrations, maps, portraits 225 0 $aGale eBooks. 300 $aOriginally published as: Encyclopedia of warrior peoples and fighting groups. Santa Barbara, Calif. : ABC-CLIO, c1998. 311 $a1-68217-098-5 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aList of maps -- Preface -- List of contributors -- Section one: Entries, A-Z -- Section two: Readings: Introduction; Letters home from Roman soldiers, 2 CE; On military science from Libro XVI of Noctes Atticae by Aulus Gellius, 2nd Century CE; Epitoma Rei Militari by Flavius Vegetius Renatus, 390 CE; Samurai creed, 5th Century CE; Thucydides on the History of the Peloponnesian War, 5th Century CE; Truce of God by Bishopric of Terouanne, 1063; Plan of discipline from the Journals of Major Robert Rogers, 1759; Give me liberty or give me death by Patrick Henry, March 23, 1775; Military instructions by Frederick the Great, 1797; On the deaths of Travis and Crockett at the Alamo by Col. Jose Enrique de la Pena, March 6, 1836; Letter from the Alamo by William Barret Travis, 1836; Excerpts from The fifteen decisive battles of the world: Marathon to Waterloo by Sir Edward Creasy, 1851; Robert E. Lee's Farewell address to the Army of Northern Virginia, 1865; Rough Riders storm San Juan Hill by eyewitness, 1898; Hague convention respecting the laws and customs of war on land, 1907; Ulster's Solemn League and covenant, 1912; The proclamation of the Irish Republic, 1916; Glenwhorple Highlander marching tune, 1942-1945; Duty, honor, country by General Douglas MacArthur, May 12, 1962; Ranger creed, 1971; U.N. Resolution to prevent international terrorism, 1985; The warrior's code by Shannon E. French, Ph.D., 2003; The Soldier's creed, 2003; The De re militari of Vegetius: a classical text in the Middle Ages by Christopher Allmand, 2004 -- Section three: Maps -- Section four: Timeline of entries -- Bibliography. 330 3 $aFrom ferocious tribes to charismatic leaders and daring militias, this new edition of The Encyclopedia of Warrior Peoples & Fighting Groups explores the origins and leadership of these powerful combat forces, chronicles their conquests and accomplishments, examines the circumstances surrounding their decline or disbanding, and assesses their influence on the groups and methods of warfare that followed. 606 $aMilitary history$vEncyclopedias 606 $aMilitary history, Ancient$vEncyclopedias 606 $aMilitary history, Modern$vEncyclopedias 615 0$aMilitary history 615 0$aMilitary history, Ancient 615 0$aMilitary history, Modern 676 $a355.003 702 $aDavis$b Paul K.$f1952- 702 $aHamilton$b Allen Lee 712 02$aCredo Reference (Firm), 801 0$bMiFhGG 801 1$bMiFhGG 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910136090003321 996 $aEncyclopedia of historical warrior peoples & modern fighting groups$92900713 997 $aUNINA