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Article: LESSONS FROM THE ANCIENTS.
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- Guns Magazine
- Article date:
- November 1, 2001
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Being well armed and even well practiced is not the full answer to unexpected peril. Centuries-old tactics still apply to the modern man.
Webster's dictionary defines the word Shock a couple of ways: It is a state of profound depression of the vital processes of the body. Shock disorganizes, or causes one to waver, through sudden attack. It is also the violent, clamorous impact of armed and armored individuals or groups commencing to battle.
Powerful armies like the ancient Greeks, Romans and Persians specifically trained their warriors for that critical moment when they would eventually meet their enemies face-to-face. For those guys, charging into ...