Victory on the battlefield is sometimes achieved against the odds victory snatched from the jaws of apparently inevitable defeat. A daring counter attack, an unexpected manoeuvre, a stubborn refusal to be beaten and the impossible victory is won. In the ten dramatic episodes in this book, military historian Bryan Perrett revisits battles from the Peninsula War of 1811 to Vietnam in 1967, via colonial action in two world wars. an excellent book, informative, fascinating in detail, and above all an easy and enjoyable read The Royal Tank Regiment Journal
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Dimensions: 156 x 234mm
Publication Date: 08 Jun 2022
Publisher: Pen & Sword Books Ltd
Publication City/Country: United Kingdom
Language: English
ISBN13: 9781399074759
About Bryan Perrett
Bryan Perrett was educated at Liverpool College. He served in the Royal Tank Regiment and was awarded the Territorial Decoration. A professional military historian for many years his books include A History of the Blitzkrieg and Knights of the Black Cross: Hitler's Panzerwaffe and its Leaders. His treatise Desert Warfare was widely consulted during the Gulf War. His most recent works including Last Stand! At All Costs! and Against all Odds! examine aspects of motivation. During the Falklands and Gulf Wars Bryan Perrett served as Defense Correspondent to the Liverpool Echo. He is the author of The Hunters and the Hunted (2012) Why the Germans Lost (2013) and Why the Japanese Lost (2014) all published by Pen and Sword Books.