Impossible victories : ten unlikely battlefield successes / Bryan Perrett.
| Author/creator |
Perrett, Bryan |
| Format | Book and Print |
| Publication Info | London : Arms and Armour ; New York, NY : Distributed in the USA by Sterling Pub., ©1996. |
| Description | 224 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Subject(s) |
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| Contents | 'That astonishing infantry': The Albuera counter-attack, 16 May 1811 -- Scarlet and grey: The battles of Chippewa and Lundy's Lane, July 1814 --Mission impossible: The reliefs of Lucknow, 1857 -- The taking of the Taku Forts, 1859 and 1860 -- Dargai, 20 October 1897 -- The storming of San Juan Ridge, Cuba, 1 July 1898 -- Mounted action : The charges at Beersheba and Huj, Palestine, 1917 -- Leading the way: US Rangers at the Pointe du Hoe and Omaha Beach, D-Day, 6 June 1944 -- Crown of thorns: The struggle for Hill 112, June/July 1944 -- Dak To: Ngok Kom Leat and Hill 875, South Vietnam, 1967. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. 216-218) and index. |
| Acquisitions source | Joyner- Gift of Edward Ellis, Raleigh, N.C., 2010 |
| LCCN | 97132756 |
| ISBN | 1854093142 |
| ISBN | 9781854093141 |
Available Items
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions | |
| Joyner | Havelock Collection | D361 .P47 1996 | ✔ Available | Request Material |