Prince and Pauper

[Dave Monroe]

--- Monte Davis <monte.davis at verizon.net> wrote:

> ... the Greek phalanx -- more specifically, the
> social/cultural "invention" of drill and discipline
> and combined arms behind it -- created an
> unprecedented killing machine. And ever since then,
> the poor regimented shlubs in the gray faceless
> ranks have looked out at the howling barbarian
> tribesmen and thought "Gosh, those are REAL
> warriors"... and then, by and large, proceeded to
> hand the barbarians their asses....

However, pick up ca. 5 mins., 47 secs. here ...

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1697475

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