At All Costs: Stories of Impossible Victories (Cassell Military Classics)

by Bryan Perrett (Author)

• Used

  Paperback
  1998

  $3.39

  Victory at all costs--that was the goal of the armies whose riveting stories unfold here. Classic examples of battlefield successes achieved by poorly armed and positioned forces reveal how bravery, determination, and sheer willpower can win the day. Go into the valleys of death at Balaclava in the 1800s, where the Light Brigade was destroyed--but the threat to Britain's supply lines stanched; to Gettysburg, where the persistence of just a few men, for just a few extra minutes, made all the difference; to Arras, where the Allies succeeded in smashing through Rommel's troops; and to 8 other incredible battles. You'll savor every one of these tales of derring-do, spanning over 225 years of history and illustrated with photos and maps. 240 pages, 35 b/w illus., 5 x 7 3/4.

• Used

  Hardcover
  1993

  $3.25

  This book presents a collection of eleven true stories from the battlefield - each a testament to bravery in the face of superior odds. The stories are collected from various conflicts and wars including: the British/Hanoverian advance against the French at Minden, past Balaclava, Gettysburg, the Franco-Prussian war, the Falklands, World War II actions at Arras and Longstop Hill, to the crossings of the River Waal and the airborne raid on Corregidor and the relief of Khartoum.