| Description |
208 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 23 cm |
| Note |
"41 illustrations, including 20 battle plans and maps." |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 199-202) and index. |
| Contents |
George Washington and the American patriots at Yorktown, 1781 -- The United States Marines at Tripoli, 1803-5 -- Napoleon's Six Days Campaign, France, 1814 -- Simón Bolívar and the liberation movement, South America, 1813-25 -- The War for Independence, Greece, 1821-1829 -- The British Army at Delhi, India, 1857 -- The Battle of Burnside's Bridge at Antietam, America, 1862 -- The French Foreign Legion at the Battle of Camerone, Mexico, 1863 -- Lord Roberts and the march from Kabul to Kandahar, Afghanistan, 1879-80 -- Christiaan De Wet and Boer resistance, South Africa, 1900-2 -- The Devons at Bois Des Buttes, France, 1918 -- The Battle of Warsaw, Poland, 1920 -- The Winter War, Finland, 1939-40 -- The battle for the Bataan Peninsula, Philippines, 1941-42 -- The struggle for Stalingrad, Russia, 1942-43 -- The defence of Kohima, Burma-India Border, 1944 -- The retreat from Chosin Reservoir, Korea, 1950 -- The defence of the Golan Heights, Israel, 1973 -- The Battle of Debecka, Iraq, 2003 -- The defence of the platoon houses and the Battle of Wanat, Afghanistan, 2006-8. |
| Summary |
How military forces have prevailed against the odds, explained through vivid narratives and specially commissioned battle plans. |
| Subject |
Military history -- Case studies.
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Battles -- History -- Case studies.
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Command of troops -- Case studies.
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Tactics -- Case studies.
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Military art and science.
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Battles -- History.
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Military history.
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| Genre/Form |
Case studies. (OCoLC)fst01423765
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History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
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| Subject |
Battles. (OCoLC)fst00828915
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Command of troops. (OCoLC)fst00869220
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Military art and science. (OCoLC)fst01020874
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Military history. (OCoLC)fst01021222
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Tactics. (OCoLC)fst01141865
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| ISBN |
9780500251874 (hardback) |
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0500251878 (hardback) |
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