Last Stand: Famous Battles Against The Odds

Last Stand: Famous Battles Against The Odds
ISBN-10
1780225261
ISBN-13
9781780225265
Series
Last Stand
Category
History
Pages
320
Language
English
Published
2012-10-11
Publisher
Weidenfeld & Nicolson
Author
Bryan Perrett

Description

What do soldiers do when all is lost? They keep fighting! In this best-selling anthology, Bryan Perrett provides gripping accounts of close-quarter battles and hard fought victory against all the odds. His journey from Napoleonic Europe through to the Korean War highlights thirteen episodes of incredible bravery and sacrifice in unbelievable actions. The book begins with the gallant fight of Napoleon's Old Guard at Waterloo. It examines the famous actions at the Alamo; against the Zulus at Rorke's Drift; and 'the Bridge Too Far' at Arnhem. The adventure concludes with the desperate last stand of the Gloucesters at Imjin during the Korean War. Last Stand! is the breathtaking story of ultimate sacrifice and glorious victory.

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