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Modern Leonidas: Spartan Military Culture In A Modern American Context, Samantha Henneberry
Modern Leonidas: Spartan Military Culture In A Modern American Context, Samantha Henneberry
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His tomb is pointed to with pride, and so are his children, and his children’s children, and afterward all the race that is his. His shining glory is never forgotten, his name is remembered, and he becomes an immortal, though he lies under the ground... (excerpt from Tyrtaeus 12) The Spartan national war-poet Tyrtaeus wrote the above hymn in the seventh century BC as a dedication to the brave hoplites who gave their lives for Sparta. Its words are startlingly relevant to a modern American society currently at war; a society full of families who take great pride in their …
Some Tendencies Of Militarism, Walter Clarke Phillips
Some Tendencies Of Militarism, Walter Clarke Phillips
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Explores the ways in which the concept of militarism has changed due to "modern warfare" during the years preceding 1899.