Great Raids in History: From Drake to Desert One

by SamuelA.Southworth (Editor)

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  Hardcover
  2002

  $12.69

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  Hardcover
  1997

  $3.48

  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