Great Raids in History - Hardcover

Southworth, Samuel A.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1885119429 ISBN 13: 9781885119421

Publisher: Sarpedon, 1997

Synopsis

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

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From the Publisher:

Behind the Lines magazine review:
"...an absolute joy to read....should be in every public library in the country, and should have an honored place in every private military book collection." ‹Kenn Miller

About this edition

• Publisher: Sarpedon
• Publication date: 1997
• ISBN 10: 1885119429
• ISBN 13: 9781885119421
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 353