Great Raids In History: From Drake To Desert One - Couverture rigide

Southworth, Samuel A.

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1885119429 ISBN 13 : 9781885119421

Editeur : Da Capo Press, 1997

Synopsis

This thrilling collection of all-new works by a variety of military historians studies the most audacious soldiers in history—the raiders—who put their lives on the line in winner-take-all incursions deep into enemy territory. Each chapter focuses on a different raid, and the breathtaking chances, hard choices and combat that resulted. Raiders don’t always win, but they never fail to astonish!

“All 19 recorded here—Custer at the Washita, for example, or Mosby at Fairfax Courthouse, Israelis at Green Island, Americans at Son Tay—had a powerful impact on the conflicts of which they were a part. Reading about them, even about the failures, is an eloquent reminder of the courage they demanded.”—Naval Institute Proceedings

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Présentation de l'éditeur

This thrilling collection of all-new works by a variety of military historians studies the most audacious soldiers in history—the raiders—who put their lives on the line in winner-take-all incursions deep into enemy territory. Each chapter focuses on a different raid, and the breathtaking chances, hard choices and combat that resulted. Raiders don’t always win, but they never fail to astonish!

“All 19 recorded here—Custer at the Washita, for example, or Mosby at Fairfax Courthouse, Israelis at Green Island, Americans at Son Tay—had a powerful impact on the conflicts of which they were a part. Reading about them, even about the failures, is an eloquent reminder of the courage they demanded.”—Naval Institute Proceedings

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Da Capo Press
• Date d'édition: 1997
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1885119429
• ISBN 13: 9781885119421
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 353
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• Personne responsable: non disponible