A Warrior In The World
Download A Warrior In The World full books in PDF, epub, and Kindle. Read online free A Warrior In The World ebook anywhere anytime directly on your device. Fast Download speed and no annoying ads. We cannot guarantee that every ebooks is available!
| Author | : Steven Pressfield |
| Publisher | : Black Irish Entertainment LLC |
| Total Pages | : 112 |
| Release | : 2011-03-02 |
| Genre | : Philosophy |
| ISBN | : 1936891018 |
WARS CHANGE, WARRIORS DON'T We are all warriors. Each of us struggles every day to define and defend our sense of purpose and integrity, to justify our existence on the planet and to understand, if only within our own hearts, who we are and what we believe in. Do we fight by a code? If so, what is it? What is the Warrior Ethos? Where did it come from? What form does it take today? How do we (and how can we) use it and be true to it in our internal and external lives? The Warrior Ethos is intended not only for men and women in uniform, but artists, entrepreneurs and other warriors in other walks of life. The book examines the evolution of the warrior code of honor and "mental toughness." It goes back to the ancient Spartans and Athenians, to Caesar's Romans, Alexander's Macedonians and the Persians of Cyrus the Great (not excluding the Garden of Eden and the primitive hunting band). Sources include Herodotus, Thucydides, Plutarch, Xenophon, Vegetius, Arrian and Curtius--and on down to Gen. George Patton, Field Marshal Erwin Rommel, and Israeli Minister of Defense, Moshe Dayan.
| Author | : Matthew Reilly |
| Publisher | : Simon and Schuster |
| Total Pages | : 592 |
| Release | : 2010-12-28 |
| Genre | : Fiction |
| ISBN | : 1416577580 |
Jack West, Jr., leads a team of loyal followers during an Armageddon-risking adventure that takes them from the deserts of Israel and storm-swept coastal Japan to the steppes of Mongolia and a mysterious island.
| Author | : Lawrence James |
| Publisher | : St. Martin's Press |
| Total Pages | : 582 |
| Release | : 2007-04-01 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 1429975822 |
Modern Britain is a nation shaped by wars. The boundaries of its separate parts are the outcome of conquest and resistance. The essence of its identity are the warrior heroes, both real and imagined, who still capture the national imagination: from Boadicea to King Arthur, Rob Roy to Henry V, the Duke of Wellington to Winston Churchill. It is a sense of identity that grew under careful cultivation during the global struggles of the eighteenth century, and found its most powerful expression during the world wars of the twentieth. In Warrior Race, Lawrence James investigates the role played by war in the making of Britain. Drawing on the latest historical and archaeological research, as well as numerous unfamiliar and untapped resources, he charts the full reach of British military history: the physical and psychological impact of Roman military occupation; the monarchy's struggle for mastery of the British Isles; the civil wars of the seventeenth century; the "total war" experience of twentieth-century conflict. But Warrior Race is more than just a compelling historical narrative. Lawrence James skillfully pulls together the momentous themes of his subject. He discusses how war has continually been a catalyst for social and political change, the rise, survival, and reinvention of chivalry, the literary quest for a British epic, the concept of birth and breeding as the qualifications for command in war, and the issues of patriotism and Britain's antiwar tradition. Warrior Race is popular history at its very best: incisive, informative, and accessible; immaculately researched and hugely readable. Balancing the broad sweep of history with an acute attention to detail, Lawrence James never loses sight of this most fascinating and enduring of subjects: the question of British national identity and character.
| Author | : R. G. Grant |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 0 |
| Release | : 2007 |
| Genre | : Military art and science |
| ISBN | : 9780756661182 |
Chronicles the evolution of warriors from around the world from 600 BCE to the present, exploring their tactics, means of transportation and housing, and training and discussing the armor, weapons, and gear they used.
| Author | : Theodore K. Rabb |
| Publisher | : Yale University Press |
| Total Pages | : 352 |
| Release | : 2011-01-24 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 0300177518 |
How have artists across the millennia responded to warfare? In this uniquely wide-ranging book, Theodore Rabb blends military history and the history of art to search for the answers. He draws our attention to masterpieces from the ancient world to the twentieth century--paintings, sculpture, ceramics, textiles, engravings, architecture, and photographs--and documents the evolving nature of warfare as artists have perceived it. The selected works represent landmarks in the history of art and are drawn mainly from the western tradition, though important examples from Japan, India, and the Middle East are also brought into the discussion. Together these works tell a story of long centuries during which warfare inspired admiration and celebration. Yet a shift toward criticism and condemnation emerged in the Renaissance, and by the end of the nineteenth century, glorification of the warrior by leading artists had ceased. Rabb traces this progression, from such works as the Column of Trajan and the Titian "Battle of Lepanto", whose makers celebrated glorious victories, to the antiwar depictions created by Brueghel, Goya, Picasso, and others. Richly illustrated and accessibly written, this book presents a study of unprecedented sweep and multidisciplinary interest. -- Book jacket.
| Author | : Andrew J. Huebner |
| Publisher | : Univ of North Carolina Press |
| Total Pages | : 384 |
| Release | : 2011-12-01 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 0807868213 |
Images of war saturated American culture between the 1940s and the 1970s, as U.S. troops marched off to battle in World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War. Exploring representations of servicemen in the popular press, government propaganda, museum exhibits, literature, film, and television, Andrew Huebner traces the evolution of a storied American icon--the combat soldier. Huebner challenges the pervasive assumption that Vietnam brought drastic changes in portrayals of the American warrior, with the jaded serviceman of the 1960s and 1970s shown in stark contrast to the patriotic citizen-soldier of World War II. In fact, Huebner shows, cracks began to appear in sentimental images of the military late in World War II and were particularly apparent during the Korean conflict. Journalists, filmmakers, novelists, and poets increasingly portrayed the steep costs of combat, depicting soldiers who were harmed rather than hardened by war, isolated from rather than supported by their military leadership and American society. Across all three wars, Huebner argues, the warrior image conveyed a growing cynicism about armed conflict, the federal government, and Cold War militarization.
| Author | : Keith Villanueva |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 210 |
| Release | : 2020-12-10 |
| Genre | : |
| ISBN | : |
There is a world within and a world without. Seamlessly knitting the two together can be tricky at times. As we make our way in the world, we often find ourselves unconsciously traversing our day to day lives. We tend to go on automatic pilot, living life in a way that is almost unconscious; the way we think, interact with people, our jobs, family life, and what we spend our free time doing. There are times when we stop and contemplate on life and what can we do to get more out of it. It's in these moments when we realize - this moment, this is all I truly have. What can I do to make the most out of life?During this moment of awakening one thinks about what and how can they change in order to reconnect with themselves and the things that are truly important to them. This book's aim is to help readers follow this voice of the soul and to develop the ability to live our lives more consciously and vividly. Finding yourself is a beautiful thing. We learn to look at the good, the bad, the painful, and the beautiful - what we need to accept and what we need to manage.A Warrior in the World is filled with timeless tales and real life stories that help you look at life on a multi-dimensional level. In this book, I point out things and ask you important questions that help you rediscover, and uncover your inner being, what is most important to you in life, and how you can live a life that is more in harmony with your true self. I will guide you through this process without sugarcoating anything. I will keep it very real with you along this inner journey. I will help you become more mindful of how you are unconsciously impacted by the world around you and how that affects you on many levels. Reconnecting with your true self is the journey that we will be going on together. I hope you are ready for this life changing journey. With this awakening you will make the impossible possible.
| Author | : Rick Fields |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 360 |
| Release | : 1991 |
| Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
| ISBN | : |
Illustrates the enduring power and significance of the function of the warrior in society.
| Author | : Peter Martin |
| Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
| Total Pages | : 321 |
| Release | : 2021-05-13 |
| Genre | : |
| ISBN | : 0197513727 |
The untold story of China's rise as a global superpower, chronicled through the diplomatic shock troops that connect Beijing to the world. China's Civilian Army charts China's transformation from an isolated and impoverished communist state to a global superpower from the perspective of those on the front line: China's diplomats. They give a rare perspective on the greatest geopolitical drama of the last half century. In the early days of the People's Republic, diplomats were highly-disciplined, committed communists who feared revealing any weakness to the threatening capitalist world. Remarkably, the model that revolutionary leader Zhou Enlai established continues to this day despite the massive changes the country has undergone in recent decades. Little is known or understood about the inner workings of the Chinese government as the country bursts onto the world stage, as the world's second largest economy and an emerging military superpower. China's Diplomats embody its battle between insecurity and self-confidence, internally and externally. To this day, Chinese diplomats work in pairs so that one can always watch the other for signs of ideological impurity. They're often dubbed China's "wolf warriors" for their combative approach to asserting Chinese interests. Drawing for the first time on the memoirs of more than a hundred retired diplomats as well as author Peter Martin's first-hand reporting as a journalist in Beijing, this groundbreaking book blends history with current events to tease out enduring lessons about the kind of power China is set to become. It is required reading for anyone who wants to understand China's quest for global power, as seen from the inside.
| Author | : Chris Crudelli |
| Publisher | : Penguin |
| Total Pages | : 364 |
| Release | : 2008-09-29 |
| Genre | : Sports & Recreation |
| ISBN | : 0756651859 |
Drawing on the vast body of styles practiced around the world, including ancient and obscure styles from every continent on the planet, The Way of the Warrior is an indispensable, one-stop reference work for anyone interested in the martial-arts canon.
