Cassell Military Classics: Impossible Victories: Ten Unlikely Battlefield Successes

by Bryan Perrett

Book Overview

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 maneuver, a stubborn refusal... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0304354589
• ISBN13: 9780304354580
• Release Date: January 2000
• Publisher: Cassell
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 0.46 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.1" x 7.8"

Customer Reviews

Great Platform to Learn About History

This is a great book about little known victories that have occurred in mostly unknown conflicts from around the world. The engagements that occurred involving the UK military were especially interesting because I know very little about English military history and the UK military in general. This is also a good read for people looking into just how important the human factor is in combat. In all of these vignettes the outcome of the battle depended less on the tactics involved and more on the human beings who executed the tactics. They all involve men who pushed themselves beyond what they thought they were capable and beyond what their armies thought they were capable of accomplishing. The best thing is that the book leads a reader to want to learn more about the wars surrounding the engagements. Overall this is an interesting and fast read!

Ten enjoyable accounts of diverse engagements

This is a very interesting book, which exceeded my expectations. In a single chapter, the author is able to provide insight into the strategic importance of the each individual battle, then goes into enough detail to put the reader at the scene.The diversity of the chapters, from a Napoleonic conflict to Rangers at D-Day, is a big plus, and things never bog down. My favorite section was the coverage of the Battles of Chippewa and Lundy's Lane from the War of 1812, a period that I'm not to familiar with.Reading this book is a breeze, and I'd love to see Perrett release a sequel. Well done...