The gallantry and aggressive fighting spirit of the Russian soldiers command the American army's admiration.
Revolutions are good times for soldiers of talent and courage.
Military glory-that attractive rainbow, that rises in showers of blood-that serpent's eye, that charms to destroy.
The closest modern equivalent to the Homeric hero is the ace fighter pilot.
Fierce warres and faithfull loves shall moralize my song.
Wept o'er his wounds, or tales of sorrow done, Shoulder'd his crutch, and shew'd how fields were won.
It's depicted in comics as, like, this gung-ho, 'Let's die in battle, in glory' idea, because that's just the genre we're in. But that's not what war really is.
