David Drake (born September 24, 1945) is a successful author of science fiction and fantasy literature. He is one of the premier authors of the military science fiction subgenre. In addition to his own works, he also often contributes the military angle to many collaborative works. His co-authors include Karl Edward Wagner, Janet Morris, S.M. Stirling, and Eric Flint. His best-known non-collaborative work is the Hammer's Slammers series of military science fiction. He also contributed outlines to the Belisarius series se ...

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Twelve Monkeys is a 1995 time travel movie co-written by David Webb Peoples and directed by Terry Gilliam. The film deals with problems of time and memory, inspired by the short film La Jetée. The film stars Bruce Willis, Madeleine Stowe, and Brad Pitt. It also features Jon Seda, Simon Jones, Carol Florence, Frank Gorshin, David Morse, and Joseph Melito. Twelve Monkeys - Synopsis. Bruce Willis stars as James Cole, a convicted petty criminal of about a generation in the future, when a r ...

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• Twelve Monkeys - Criticism of institutional psychiatry
• Twelve Monkeys - Coincidences with Fight Club
• Twelve Monkeys - Trivia

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King Arthur is an important figure in the mythology of Great Britain, where he appears as the ideal of kingship in both war and peace. He is the central character in the cycle of legends known as the Matter of Britain. There is disagreement about whether Arthur, or a model for him, ever actually existed. In the earliest mentions and in Welsh texts, he is never given the title "King." Early texts refer to him as a dux bellorum ("war leader"), and High Medieval Welsh texts often call him an ameraudur ("emperor"; the ...

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• King Arthur - The Arthurian romance
• King Arthur - Arthur's swords
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• King Arthur - Opera
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Flavius Belisarius (505-565) was one of the greatest generals of the Byzantine Empire and one of the greatest generals in history. Belisarius is not particularly well known today (certainly nowhere as near as well-known as Julius Caesar, or Alexander the Great), but this is due more to a lack of attention to Byzantine history than to his skill and accomplishments, which were matched by few, if any, military commanders. Belisarius - Early life and career. Belisarius was probably born in Germane or ...

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• Belisarius - Campaigns against the Vandals
• Belisarius - Campaigns against the Ostrogoths
• Belisarius - His later life and campaigns
• Belisarius - The legend of Belisarius as a blind beggar
• Belisarius - Belisarius in fiction
• Belisarius - Named after him

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All the books up to and including At All Costs are available on free-to-copy CDs produced by Baen Books. Weber has stated that there will be at least five more books in each of the Honor Harrington, Wages of Sin, and Saganami Island series. The newest book, At All Costs, is now available in hardcover, and is accompanied with a free CD that contains all previously released ...

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Honorverse, Honorverse - The Books, Honorverse - Main Series, Honorverse - Anthologies, Honorverse - Spin-off series, Honorverse - The universe

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Psychological distress after trauma was reported in 1900 BC by an Egyptian physician who described hysterical reactions to trauma (Veith 1965). Hysteria was also related to "traumatic reminiscences" a century ago (Janet 1901). At that time, Sigmund Freud's pupil, Kardiner, was the first to describe what later became post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms (Lamprecht & Sack 2002). Hippocrates utilized a homeostasis theory to explain illness, and stress is often defined as the reaction to a situation that threatens the balance or ho ...

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Post-traumatic stress disorder, Post-traumatic stress disorder - Background, Post-traumatic stress disorder - Diagnostic Criteria, Post-traumatic stress disorder - Symptoms and their possible explanations, Post-traumatic stress disorder - Biology of PTSD, Post-traumatic stress disorder - Neurochemistry, Post-traumatic stress disorder - Neuroanatomy, Post-traumatic stress disorder - Prevalence, Post-traumatic stress disorder - Cancer as PTSD-trauma, Post-traumatic stress disorder - Treatment, Post-traumatic stress disorder - Fiction, Post-traumatic stress disorder - Movies, Post-traumatic stress disorder - Non-Fiction

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At its best (as in, for example, Robert A. Heinlein's novel Starship Troopers or Lois McMaster Bujold's Miles Vorkosigan novels), military SF examines hard questions about the ethics of violence, individuality versus collectivity, and the relationship between the military and its society. At its worst, military SF becomes simple carnography (pornography of violence). Frequently, the conflict is assumed to be inevitable (humans vs. aliens, democracies vs. dictatorships, etc.), and the military approach is not questioned. (Howeve ...

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Military science fiction, Military science fiction - Characteristics, Military science fiction - History, Military science fiction - Viewpoint, Military science fiction - Authors, Military science fiction - Military Examples, Military science fiction - Books, Military science fiction - Movie TV and Anime, Military science fiction - Games

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See also laws of war. In the Protocol Additional to the Geneva Conventions (GC) of 12 August 1949, and relating to the Protection of Victims of International Armed Conflicts (Protocol I), 8 June 1977 it is stated: Art 47. Mercenaries A mercenary is any person who: (a)  is specially recruited locally or abroad in order to fight in an armed conflict; (b)  does, in fact, take a direct part in the hostilities; (c)  is ...

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Mercenary, Mercenary - Mercenaries and the laws of war, Mercenary - Gurkhas and French Foreign Legionnaires, Mercenary - Mercenaries and domestic law, Mercenary - Mercenary operations, Mercenary - Private military company PMC, Mercenary - Mercenaries in Africa, Mercenary - 20th century, Mercenary - Ancient Egypt, Mercenary - Mercenaries in European history, Mercenary - Mercenaries in the classic era, Mercenary - Mercenaries in medieval warfare, Mercenary - Mercenaries in the modern age, Mercenary - Mercenaries in popular culture, Mercenary - Notes

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List of cyberpunk works - List of novels. The Artificial Kid (1980) by Bruce Sterling City Come A-Walkin' (1980) by John Shirley The Ware Tetralogy by Rudy Rucker Software (1982) by Rudy Rucker Wetware (1988) by Rudy Rucker Freeware (1997) by Rudy Rucker Realware (2000) by Rudy Rucker Neuromancer (1984) by William Gibson (Sprawl Trilogy) Count Zero (1986) by William Gib ...

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List of cyberpunk works, List of cyberpunk works - Notable precursors to the genre, List of cyberpunk works - Print media, List of cyberpunk works - List of novels, List of cyberpunk works - List of short story anthologies, List of cyberpunk works - List of poetry, List of cyberpunk works - List of graphic novels / comics, List of cyberpunk works - List of non-fiction / critical studies, List of cyberpunk works - Audiovisual media, List of cyberpunk works - Notable film precursors, List of cyberpunk works - List of cyberpunk films, List of cyberpunk works - List of films borrowing some cyberpunk elements, List of cyberpunk works - List of TV series, List of cyberpunk works - List of bands, List of cyberpunk works - List of computer and video games

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The name Malwa is derived from the ancient Aryan tribe of Malavas, about whom very little is known apart from the fact that they founded the Vikrama Samvat; this is a calendar dating from 57 BCE that is widely used in India and that is popularly associated with the king Chandragupta Vikramaditya. The name Malava is derived from the Sanskrit term Malav, and means “part of the abode of Lakshmi”[1]. The location of the Malwa ...

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Malwa, Malwa - History, Malwa - Geography, Malwa - Demographics, Malwa - Economy, Malwa - Culture, Malwa - Tourism, Malwa - Notes

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Hammer's Slammers - Repackaged. The contents of the first five books of the main series were repackaged and republished, with some additional stories. Drake has said that this is his preferred order and edition. The Tank Lords (1997) Caught In The Crossfire (1998) The Butcher's Bill (1998) The Complete Hammer's Slammers (2005) is a one-volume edition of the above. ...

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Hammer's Slammers, Hammer's Slammers - The Main Series, Hammer's Slammers - Repackaged, Hammer's Slammers - Related works

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The blast wave destroys unreinforced buildings and equipment. Unprotected personnel are injured or killed as well. The antipersonnel effect of the blast wave is more severe in foxholes, on personnel with body armor, and in "stiff" enclosed spaces such as caves, buildings, and bunkers. The overpressure within the detonation can reach 3 MPa (430 lbf/in²) and the temperature can be 2500 to 3000 °C. Outside the cloud the blast wave travels at over 3 km/s. Following the initial blast is a phase in which the pressure drops below atmo ...

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Thermobaric weapon, Thermobaric weapon - Note on terminology, Thermobaric weapon - Weapon effects, Thermobaric weapon - History, Thermobaric weapon - Thermobaric weapons in fiction

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Although Baen himself is politically conservative (which has led to friction with and departures by at least one liberal author), he publishes works covering a broad spectrum of political philosophies. Baen authors include: Robert Asprin Lois McMaster Bujold David Drake Eric Flint Esther Friesner Robert A. Heinlein Mercedes Lackey Elizabeth Moon Larry Niven John RingoSee also:

Baen Books, Baen Books - The market for SF in America, Baen Books - Baen Books Authors, Baen Books - Baen Books Series, Baen Books - Electronic publishing strategy

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King Arthur - Literature. John Steinbeck's The Acts of King Arthur and His Noble Knights is a traditional take in modern language. T.H. White's The Once and Future King cycle Alfred, Lord Tennyson's Idylls of the King Mark Twain's A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court Sidney Lanier's The Boy's King Arthur is a work based on Thomas Malory's, written in such a way to appeal to the boys of the 19th century. Marion Zimmer Brad ...

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King Arthur, King Arthur - The Arthur of history, King Arthur - Earliest traditions of Arthur, King Arthur - The Arthurian romance, King Arthur - Arthur's swords, King Arthur - Arthur in various media, King Arthur - Literature, King Arthur - Plays, King Arthur - Opera, King Arthur - Film, King Arthur - Television, King Arthur - Other media, King Arthur - Hidden Versions of the Arthur Legend in Other Works, King Arthur - Bibliography

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The city was later used more extensively in Robert W. Chambers' book of horror short stories published in 1895 entitled The King in Yellow. Chambers had read Bierce's work and had also borrowed a few other names (including Hastur) from Bierce's work. In Chambers' stories, and within the apocryphal play (also titled The King in Yellow) which is mentioned several times within them, the city is a mysterious, ancient, and possibly cursed place. The most precise description of its location given is that it said to be located ...

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Carcosa, Carcosa - The King in Yellow, Carcosa - Carcosa in other fiction, Carcosa - Carcosa Press

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The point of departure of Pournelle's history is the establishment of the CoDominium, a political alliance and union between the United States of America and a revitalized USSR. This union, achieved in the name of planetary stability, reigns over the Earth for over a hundred years. In that time, it achieves peace of a sort, as well as interstellar colonization, but at the price of a complete halt in research, development, and political evolution. Corruption and social decay force the CoDominium's BuReloc (Bureau of Relocation) ...

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CoDominium, CoDominium - The CoDominium series, CoDominium - A History of the CoDominium Universe, CoDominium - The War World Series

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In the Dungeons & Dragons game, and in many works of fantasy fiction that draw upon Dungeons & Dragons for inspiration, a lich is a spellcaster who seeks to defy death by magical means. Liches convert themselves into an undead state by means of black magic and necromancy, storing their souls in magical receptacles called phylacteries. In some sources this is referred to as the Ritual of Endless Night; in others, the lich creation process also requires the creation and consumption of a ...

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Lich, Lich - Liches in fantasy fiction, Lich - Historical background, Lich - Music

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Alternative history fiction - Antiquity. The earliest example of alternative history appears to be Book IX, sections 17-19, of Livy's History of Rome from Its Foundation. He contemplates the possibility of Alexander the Great expanding his father's empire westward instead of eastward and attacking Rome in the 4th century BC. Alternative history fiction - 19th century. The earliest alternative history published as a complete work, rather than an aside or digression in a l ...

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Alternative history fiction, Alternative history fiction - History of alternate history fiction, Alternative history fiction - Antiquity, Alternative history fiction - 19th century, Alternative history fiction - Early 20th century, Alternative history fiction - Cross-time stories, Alternative history fiction - Introducing the paratime patrol, Alternative history fiction - Development of more sophisticated framings, Alternative history fiction - The Connecticut Yankee wins at last!, Alternative history fiction - Major U.S. writers explore alternate histories, Alternative history fiction - Contemporary alternate history in popular literature including the s-f genre, Alternative history fiction - Alternate history in the contemporary fantasy genre, Alternative history fiction - Elements of Alternate History, Alternative history fiction - The boundaries of alternative history, Alternative history fiction - Alternative history in other media, Alternative history fiction - Points of divergence, Alternative history fiction - Counterfactual and virtual history, Alternative history fiction - Sidewise Award for Alternate History, Alternative history fiction - Published alternative histories, Alternative history fiction - Online alternative histories

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Psychological distress after trauma was reported in 1900 BCE by an Egyptian physician who described hysterical reactions to trauma (Veith 1965). Hysteria was also related to "traumatic reminiscences" a century ago (Janet 1901). At that time, Sigmund Freud's pupil, Kardiner, was the first to describe what later became post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms (Lamprecht & Sack 2002). Hippocrates utilized a homeostasis theory to explain illness, and stress is often defined as the reaction to a situation that threatens the balance or h ...

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Post-traumatic stress disorder, Post-traumatic stress disorder - Background, Post-traumatic stress disorder - Diagnostic Criteria, Post-traumatic stress disorder - Symptoms and their possible explanations, Post-traumatic stress disorder - Biology of PTSD, Post-traumatic stress disorder - Neurochemistry, Post-traumatic stress disorder - Neuroanatomy, Post-traumatic stress disorder - Prevalence, Post-traumatic stress disorder - Cancer as PTSD-trauma, Post-traumatic stress disorder - Treatment, Post-traumatic stress disorder - Law, Post-traumatic stress disorder - Fiction, Post-traumatic stress disorder - Movies, Post-traumatic stress disorder - Non-Fiction

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Stirling is known to be outspoken and drastic when it comes to his political opinions. He agrees with the conservative "hawk" position on the Middle East and supports market-radical socioeconomic theory. He has also uttered the opinion that the state of the world would improve if Islam would disappear, which has been interpreted by some as approving genocide of all Muslims. However, he has made it clear that he is not a Christian and is not to be put in a basket with ...

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S.M. Stirling, S.M. Stirling - Criticism of Stirling, S.M. Stirling - Bibliography, S.M. Stirling - The Lords of Creation, S.M. Stirling - Nantucket series, S.M. Stirling - The Change World series, S.M. Stirling - Fifth Millennium series, S.M. Stirling - Draka series, S.M. Stirling - General series, S.M. Stirling - Falkenberg's Legion series, S.M. Stirling - Flight Engineer series, S.M. Stirling - Terminator 2 series, S.M. Stirling - Other Novels

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