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Encyclopedia of Historical Warrior Peoples & Modern Fighting Groups

ENCYCLOPEDIA HISTRCL WARRIOR PPLS & MODRN FGHTNG GRPS 3

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<P>From ferocious tribes to charismatic leaders and daring militias, this new edition of <EM>The Encyclopedia of Historical Warrior Peoples & Fighting Groups</EM> 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.</P>

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Front Cover.
Half Title Page.
Title Page.
Copyright Page.
Table of Contents.
List of Maps.
Preface.
List of Contributors.
Entries.
A.
1: Afghans.
2: Afrika Korps.
3: Akkadians.
4: Alamo Scouts.
5: Almoravids.
6: Al-Qaeda.
7: Amazons.
8: ANZACs.
9: Apaches.
10: Arab Legion.
11: Army of Northern Virginia.
12: Aryans.
13: Ashanti.
14: ASSASSINS.
15: Assyrians.
16: Aztecs.
B.
17: Berserkers.
18: Boers.
19: Boko Haram.
20: Boxers.
21: British East India Company.
22: Buffalo Soldiers.
23: Byzantines.
C.
24: Cavaliers and Roundheads.
25: Celts.
26: Charioteers.
27: Cheyenne Dog Soldiers.
28: Chindits.
29: The Comanches.
30: Condor Legion.
31: Condottieri.
32: Conquistadors.
33: Cossacks.
34: Czech Legion.
D.
35: Delta Force.
36: Dervishes, or Fuzzy-Wuzzy.
E.
37: Egyptians.
38: Etruscans.
39: Ever Victorious Army.
F.
40: Flying Circus.
41: Flying Tigers (American Volunteer Group).
42: Franks.
43: French Foreign Legion.
G.
44: The Gallowglas.
45: Gladiators under Spartacus.
46: Goths.
47: Goumiers.
48: Grande Arm&#x00E9;e.
49: Green Berets (Special Forces).
50: Grenzschutzgruppe 9 (GSG-9).
51: Guerrillas.
52: Gurkhas.
H.
53: Hamas.
54: Hessians.
55: Highlanders.
56: Hittites.
57: Hood&#x2019;s Texas Brigade.
58: Hoplites.
59: Huns.
60: Hussites.
61: Hyksos.
I.
62: Immortals.
63: Irish Brigade.
64: Irish Legion.
65: The Irish Republican Army.
66: Iron Brigade.
67: Islamic State (ISIS).
J.
68: Janissaries.
K.
69: Kamikazes.
70: Kiowa Indians.
71: Knights.
72: Knights Hospitallers (Knights of St. John).
73: Knights Templar.
L.
74: Lafayette Escadrille (Escadrille Americaine).
75: Lincoln Battalion.
76: Lombards.
77: Long Range Desert Group.
78: Longbowmen, English.
M.
79: Maccabees.
80: Macedonians.
81: Magyars.
82: Mamluks.
83: Maoris.
84: Marathas.
85: Medes.
86: The Medieval Welsh Warriors and Warfare.
87: Merrill&#x2019;s Marauders.
88: Minutemen.
89: Mongols.
90: Mosby&#x2019;s Rangers.
91: Mujahidin.
N.
92: The Nez Perc&#x00E9;.
93: Ninja.
94: Normans.
P.
95: Paratroopers.
96: Peoples of the Sea.
97: Persians.
98: Philippine Scouts.
99: Plains Indians.
100: Polish Winged Hussars.
101: Prussians.
R.
102: Rangers.
103: Red Shirts.
104: Redcoats.
105: Romans.
106: Rough Riders.
107: Royal Air Force (Battle of Britain).
108: Royal Americans.
109: Royal Marines.
S.
110: Sacred Band of Thebes.
111: Samurai.
112: San Patricio Battalion.
113: Scythians.
114: SEALs.
115: Seminoles.
116: Shaolin Priests.
117: Sikhs.
118: The Sioux.
119: Slingers.
120: The Spanish Legion.
121: Spartans.
122: Special Air Service.
123: Special Boat Service.
124: Spetznaz.
125: Stonewall Brigade.
126: Storm Troops.
127: Submariners.
128: Swedes of Gustavus Adolphus.
T.
129: Terry&#x2019;s Texas Rangers.
130: Teutonic Knights.
131: Texas Rangers.
132: The Ten Thousand.
133: Tuskegee Airmen.
U.
134: The Ulster Volunteer Force/36th Ulster Division (1912-1922).
135: United States Marines.
V.
136: Vandals.
137: Varangian Guard.
138: Viet Minh.
139: Vikings.
W.
140: Waffen SS.
141: White Company.
142: Wild Geese.
Z.
143: Zealots.
144: Zouaves.
145: Zulus.
Readings.
146: Introduction.
147: Letters Home from Roman Soldiers 2 CE.
148: On Military Science from Libro XVI of Noctes Atticae by Aulus Gellius 2nd Century CE.
149: Epitoma Rei Militari by Flavius Vegetius Renatus 390 CE.
150: Samurai Creed 5th Century CE.
151: Thucydides on the History of the Peloponnesian War 5th Century CE.
152: Truce of God by Bishopric of Terouanne, 1063.
153: Plan of Discipline from the Journals of Major Robert Rogers, 1759.
154: Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death by Patrick Henry, March 23, 1775.
155: Military Instructions by Frederick the Great, 1797.
156: On the Deaths of Travis and Crockett at the Alamo by Col. Jose Enrique de la Pena, March 6, 1836.
157: Letter from the Alamo by William Barret Travis, 1836.
158: Excerpts from The Fifteen Decisive Battles of The World: Marathon to Waterloo by Sir Edward Creasy, 1851.
159: Robert E. Lee&#x2019;s Farewell Address to the Army of Northern Virginia, 1865.
160: Rough Riders Storm San Juan Hill by Eyewitness, 1898.
161: Hague Convention Respecting the Laws and Customs of War on Land, 1907.
162: Ulster&#x2019;s Solemn League and Covenant, 1912.
163: The Proclamation of the Irish Republic, 1916.
164: Glenwhorple Highlander Marching Tune, 1942-1945.
165: Duty, Honor, Country by General Douglas MacArthur, May 12, 1962.
166: Ranger Creed, 1971.
167: U.N. Resolution to Prevent International Terrorism, 1985.
168: The Warrior&#x2019;s Codei by Shannon E. French, Ph.D., 2003.
Front Cover.
Half Title Page.
Title Page.
Copyright Page.
Table of Contents.
List of Maps.
Preface.
List of Contributors.
Entries.
A.
1: Afghans.
2: Afrika Korps.
3: Akkadians.
4: Alamo Scouts.
5: Almoravids.
6: Al-Qaeda.
7: Amazons.
8: ANZACs.
9: Apaches.
10: Arab Legion.
11: Army of Northern Virginia.
12: Aryans.
13: Ashanti.
14: ASSASSINS.
15: Assyrians.
16: Aztecs.
B.
17: Berserkers.
18: Boers.
19: Boko Haram.
20: Boxers.
21: British East India Company.
22: Buffalo Soldiers.
23: Byzantines.
C.
24: Cavaliers and Roundheads.
25: Celts.
26: Charioteers.
27: Cheyenne Dog Soldiers.
28: Chindits.
29: The Comanches.
30: Condor Legion.
31: Condottieri.
32: Conquistadors.
33: Cossacks.
34: Czech Legion.
D.
35: Delta Force.
36: Dervishes, or Fuzzy-Wuzzy.
E.
37: Egyptians.
38: Etruscans.
39: Ever Victorious Army.
F.
40: Flying Circus.
41: Flying Tigers (American Volunteer Group).
42: Franks.
43: French Foreign Legion.
G.
44: The Gallowglas.
45: Gladiators under Spartacus.
46: Goths.
47: Goumiers.
48: Grande Arm&#x00E9;e.
49: Green Berets (Special Forces).
50: Grenzschutzgruppe 9 (GSG-9).
51: Guerrillas.
52: Gurkhas.
H.
53: Hamas.
54: Hessians.
55: Highlanders.
56: Hittites.
57: Hood&#x2019;s Texas Brigade.
58: Hoplites.
59: Huns.
60: Hussites.
61: Hyksos.
I.
62: Immortals.
63: Irish Brigade.
64: Irish Legion.
65: The Irish Republican Army.
66: Iron Brigade.
67: Islamic State (ISIS).
J.
68: Janissaries.
K.
69: Kamikazes.
70: Kiowa Indians.
71: Knights.
72: Knights Hospitallers (Knights of St. John).
73: Knights Templar.
L.
74: Lafayette Escadrille (Escadrille Americaine).
75: Lincoln Battalion.
76: Lombards.
77: Long Range Desert Group.
78: Longbowmen, English.
M.
79: Maccabees.
80: Macedonians.
81: Magyars.
82: Mamluks.
83: Maoris.
84: Marathas.
85: Medes.
86: The Medieval Welsh Warriors and Warfare.
87: Merrill&#x2019;s Marauders.
88: Minutemen.
89: Mongols.
90: Mosby&#x2019;s Rangers.
91: Mujahidin.
N.
92: The Nez Perc&#x00E9;.
93: Ninja.
94: Normans.
P.
95: Paratroopers.
96: Peoples of the Sea.
97: Persians.
98: Philippine Scouts.
99: Plains Indians.
100: Polish Winged Hussars.
101: Prussians.
R.
102: Rangers.
103: Red Shirts.
104: Redcoats.
105: Romans.
106: Rough Riders.
107: Royal Air Force (Battle of Britain).
108: Royal Americans.
109: Royal Marines.
S.
110: Sacred Band of Thebes.
111: Samurai.
112: San Patricio Battalion.
113: Scythians.
114: SEALs.
115: Seminoles.
116: Shaolin Priests.
117: Sikhs.
118: The Sioux.
119: Slingers.
120: The Spanish Legion.
121: Spartans.
122: Special Air Service.
123: Special Boat Service.
124: Spetznaz.
125: Stonewall Brigade.
126: Storm Troops.
127: Submariners.
128: Swedes of Gustavus Adolphus.
T.
129: Terry&#x2019;s Texas Rangers.
130: Teutonic Knights.
131: Texas Rangers.
132: The Ten Thousand.
133: Tuskegee Airmen.
U.
134: The Ulster Volunteer Force/36th Ulster Division (1912-1922).
135: United States Marines.
V.
136: Vandals.
137: Varangian Guard.
138: Viet Minh.
139: Vikings.
W.
140: Waffen SS.
141: White Company.
142: Wild Geese.
Z.
143: Zealots.
144: Zouaves.
145: Zulus.
Readings.
146: Introduction.
147: Letters Home from Roman Soldiers 2 CE.
148: On Military Science from Libro XVI of Noctes Atticae by Aulus Gellius 2nd Century CE.
149: Epitoma Rei Militari by Flavius Vegetius Renatus 390 CE.
150: Samurai Creed 5th Century CE.
151: Thucydides on the History of the Peloponnesian War 5th Century CE.
152: Truce of God by Bishopric of Terouanne, 1063.
153: Plan of Discipline from the Journals of Major Robert Rogers, 1759.
154: Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death by Patrick Henry, March 23, 1775.
155: Military Instructions by Frederick the Great, 1797.
156: On the Deaths of Travis and Crockett at the Alamo by Col. Jose Enrique de la Pena, March 6, 1836.
157: Letter from the Alamo by William Barret Travis, 1836.
158: Excerpts from The Fifteen Decisive Battles of The World: Marathon to Waterloo by Sir Edward Creasy, 1851.
159: Robert E. Lee&#x2019;s Farewell Address to the Army of Northern Virginia, 1865.
160: Rough Riders Storm San Juan Hill by Eyewitness, 1898.
161: Hague Convention Respecting the Laws and Customs of War on Land, 1907.
162: Ulster&#x2019;s Solemn League and Covenant, 1912.
163: The Proclamation of the Irish Republic, 1916.
164: Glenwhorple Highlander Marching Tune, 1942-1945.
165: Duty, Honor, Country by General Douglas MacArthur, May 12, 1962.
166: Ranger Creed, 1971.
167: U.N. Resolution to Prevent International Terrorism, 1985.
168: The Warrior&#x2019;s Codei by Shannon E. French, Ph.D., 2003.

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