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This category was created to include historical warriors; soldier is a more common term when referring to those involved in warfare from the early modern era onwards, for which Category:Military personnel and its sub-categories See also Category:Military personnel of antiquity
"Warrior Monk" – James Mattis, retired US Marine Corps general and US Secretary of Defense "Weary" Edward Dunlop, Australian surgeon renowned for his leadership role while imprisoned by the Japanese during the Second World War; Charles W. Wilkins, U.S. submarine commander [4] "Weegee" – William G. Brown, World War II U.S. submarine ...
A samurai in his armour in the 1860s. Hand-colored photograph by Felice Beato. Samurai or bushi (武士, [bɯ.ɕi]) were members of the warrior class in Japan.They were most prominent as aristocratic warriors during the country's feudal period from the 12th century to early 17th century, and thereafter as a top class in the social hierarchy of the Edo period until their abolishment in the ...
In contrast to the beliefs of the caste and clan-based warrior, who saw war as a place to attain valor and glory, warfare was a practical matter that could change the course of history. That was the approach of the Roman legions , which had only the incentive of promotion, as well as a strict level of discipline.
Ashigaru wearing armor and jingasa firing tanegashima (Japanese matchlocks). Ashigaru (足軽, "light of foot") were infantry employed by the samurai class of feudal Japan.The first known reference to ashigaru was in the 14th century, [1] but it was during the Ashikaga shogunate (Muromachi period) that the use of ashigaru became prevalent by various warring factions.
Warrior, a novel in the Isaac Asimov's Robots in Time series; Warrior, a 2008 novel by Allan Mallinson; Warrior, a 1991 novel by Ann Maxwell, under the pseudonym Elizabeth Lowell; Warrior, a 1990 novel by Donald E. McQuinn, the first volume in the Moondark Saga; Warrior, a 1990 novel by Kevin D. Randle, under the pseudonym Eric Helm
Isekai (Japanese: 異世界 transl. 'different world', 'another world', or 'other world') is a sub-genre of fiction.It includes novels, light novels, films, manga, webtoons, anime, and video games that revolve around a displaced person or people who are transported to and have to survive in another world such as a fantasy world, game world, or parallel universe with or without the possibility ...
A ghazi, or gazi (Arabic: غازي, Arabic pronunciation:, plural ġuzāt) is an individual who participated in ghazw (غزو, ġazw), meaning military expeditions or raids.