The connection to medieval courage is still found in literature today. In medieval society, knights were expected to follow a certain way of behaving. You had to be loyal to your lord and was expected to be brave enough to fight for his people and his castle. The book Tom Clancy's Endwar is a fictional story about World War III in the year 2020 (Tom Clancy's). In the story, Saudi Arabia and Iran destroy each other in a nuclear war that results in Russia having control over most of the oil trade. Europe becomes a country called the European Federation and the United Nations is dissolved. The United States and the European Federation end up opposing it (Michaels). The Green Brigade attacks the Freedom Star space station and kills all the US Marines on board. The Russians are blamed for this (Tom Clancy's). The Green Brigade is a powerful eco-terrorist group led by someone called Green Vox (Michaels). This is the beginning of a war between Russia and the United States. The United States realizes that Operation 2659 has been suffered. This was the invasion of Canada by Spetsnaz, or Russian (Michaels) troops. It is thought that Russia was invading Canada because Canada was the world's second largest oil producer and Russia did not want competition. In the story, Russia invades Canada with Ka-29 helicopters and takes out some US F35s. However, US F35s shot down over two and a half dozen Russian Ka-29s. The United States also destroys a staging point with helicopters and AN-130 super-carrier jets. Russian SU-39 fighter planes then shoot down every single American F35 (Tom Clancy's). At the time, all US special operations forces were a combined task force called... middle of paper... .medieval ethics and modern ethics. In both stories, people fight to defend their land and protect their citizens. The same was expected of the knights of the Middle Ages. Works Cited "Avatar". www.IMDb.com. IMDb.com, Inc. May 6, 2010. May 20, 2010.http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0499549/.Avatar. Director James Cameron. Perf. Sam Worthington, Zoë Saldana, Sigourney Weaver.Twentieth Century Fox, 2009. DVD.Michaels, David. The End of the War by Tom Clancy. Berkley, 2008. Interview with Tom Clancy's Endwar Story. Director www.ign.com. September 10, 2007. www.gametrailers.com. Network. May 23, 2010.104665>.Wheeler, Jeremy. "Avatar Synopsis." www.fandango.com. The entire film guide, ndWeb. May 23 2010. .