To defeat your enemy, you must understand him. This volume offers an analysis of the most loathsome and fearsome foe of the living--the undead. Created from corpses and trapped souls, the undead are anathema to all life. Beginning with an examination of the wide variety of undead types--both corporeal creatures such as zombies, skeletons, and ghouls, and ethereal forms such as wraiths, wights, and ghosts--this book explores how these types do battle individually, in small warbands, and in vast armies.

It also covers the powerful undead types such as vampires and liches that often lead...