Heroes of Battle : True Stories of Extraordinary Courage on the Battlefield

by Unknown

• ISBN13: 9781844429554
• ISBN10: 1844429555
• Format: Trade Paper
• Copyright: 2003-08-01
• Publisher: Carlton Books Ltd

Summary

- The Alamo - Facing the onslaught of two thousand Mexican troops, a ragtag group of volunteers refused to abandon a small former mission in Texas.
- Gettysburg - Bloodied, exhausted and out of ammunition, yet entrusted with holding the Union flank, the 20th Maine's stunning bayonet charge rolled back the onrushing 15th Alabama - and helped turn the tide of war.
- Tarawa - In a conflict remarkable for the extraordinary courage displayed by both sides, US Marines overcame poor military planning and furious Japanese counterattacks to take the most heavily defended Pacific atoll that would ever be invaded by the Allied forces.

Table of Contents

Introduction	1	(11)
Heroes and Villains	11	(34)
A Soldier's Morale	45	(30)
Fight or Flight
Fighting Spirit and Fanaticism in Medieval Warfare---The Battle of Nicopolis, 1396 and the Siege of Jerusalem, 1099	75	(11)
The ``Bloodybacks'' at the Battle of Minden, 1759	86	(12)
``That Astonishing Infantry'' at the Battle of Albuera, 1811	98	(8)
``Victory or Death'' at the Alamo, 1836	106	(8)
``The Thin Red Line'' at the Battles of Balaclava and Inkermann, 1854-55	114	(13)
The 20th Maine at Little Round Top---The Battle of Gettysburg, 1863	127	(11)
``The Legend of Johnny Reb''---The Battle of Missionary Ridge, 1863	138	(16)
``Pals'' on the Somme---1 July, 1916	154	(19)
The Battle of Caporetto, 1917---A Monologue in One Act	173	(6)
``With Our Backs to the Wall''---Ludendorff's Offensive, 1918	179	(23)
The ``Leathernecks'' at Belleau Wood, 1918	202	(7)
``Run, Run, the Bogeyman Is Coming!''---The Fall of Anual, 1921	209	(3)
``A Nation in Arms''---The Fall of France, 1940	212	(10)
The End of ``Fortress Singapore,'' 1942	222	(12)
``Tackling the First Team''---The Battle of Kasserine Pass, 1943	234	(11)
``Tell It to the Marines''---The Invasion of Tarawa, 1943	245	(8)
Into the Dragon's Lair---The Battle of Hurtgen Forest, 1944	253	(12)
Bibliography	265	(4)
Index	269

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