Is heroism a form of madness? A British teenager has been killed fighting on the frontline in Ukraine. Some wonder if this kind of self-sacrifice is noble, or simply crazy.
The 18-year-old who died for Ukraine
Unwavering: James Wilton's parents and two older sisters tried to persuade him not to travel to Ukraine and failed. He went on to join the International Legion. Glossary
Herodotus - An Ancient Greek historian and geographer.
Drone - A small flying machine.
Beleaguered - In a very difficult situation.
Vladimir Putin - Russia’s ruler since 2000. He is a strong opponent of the West.
Bronze Age - The time between 2,000BC to 700BC when people used bronze to make items rather than stones.
Germanic - Linked to Germany or the Indo-European language family that includes German, Dutch and English.
Jean Baudrillard - A French sociologist and philosopher (1929 - 2007)
Gulf War - An armed conflict in the early 1990s between Iraq and a coalition of countries led by the USA.
Iraqi - From Iraq, a nation in the Middle East with a population of 45.5m.
Snipers' nests - A small base for a sniper, or a person who shoots from a hiding place.