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Last Stand! Famous Battles Against the Odds (Cassell Military Classics)
by: Bryan Perrett (Author)
Publisher: UNKNO
Publication Date: 1998-01-01
Language: English
Print Length: 224 pages
ISBN-10: 0304350559
ISBN-13: 9780304350551
Book Description
Custer's wasn't the only one! A "last stand" remains one of the most compelling wartime scenarios, where outnumbered warriors fight on, hoping to defy the odds and win the day. This best-selling collection gathers 13 examples of such battles, which often influence entire campaigns. Alongside less well-known cases, appear some of the most unforgettable campaigns:Napoleon at Waterloo, the Alamo, Little Big Ho, Rorke's Drift, and Ahem Bridge. "...part of the...Cassell Military Classics series...hair-raising stories of military skirmishes throughout history."--Library Joual.
From Library Joual
These are part of the publisher's "Cassell Military Classics" series. Published in 1993 and 1991, respectively, they offer hair-raising stories of military skirmishes throughout history.
Copyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc.
