Bravery in Battle: Stories from the Front Line - Hardcover

David Eshel

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1860199321 ISBN 13: 9781860199325

Publisher: Caxton Editions, 2000

Synopsis

From the author of Daring to Win comes this tribute to those who died in combat. . .and to those who lived to tell of their wartime experiences. Many of these men showed courage far beyond the call of duty, and their heroic deeds will touch even the harshest cynic. Go behind enemy lines with Colonel Patton, and with the soldiers who crossed the Meuse, fought at Calvary Hill, and dashed across the Channel. 23 classic examples of bravery in all.

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Review:

Throughout history the words 'bravery' and 'battle' have gone together. It has been when he has gone to war that Man has found the means to show courage, determination and fortitude; a threat on one's life and those of comrades, and the need to quell an enemy, is the ultimate focus, the greatest stimulus for performing above and beyond the call of duty. In this collection of vivid actions from air, land and sea warfare the author ranges across the continents and from the days of colonial cavalry to fast-moving armoured vehicles. He takes the reader on desert offensives, parachute jumps, amphibious raids, subversive actions, kamikaze missions, fast-moving infantry attacks and brave defences, and on hand-to-hand fighting in enemy territory. The deeds and heroism described in the pages of this book will astonish and amaze, for not many experience warfare at the front line. Thus it will inform and educate those who have never suffered a 'live war' situation, have never been called upon to confront military danger head-on, have not been required to show bravery in battle. --Olga Federkevich

I am a much bigger fan of tales of derring-do and individual bravery than battle overviews. While I had read or heard of many of the stories, the author provided new insights into the tales of bravery. The author has a comfortable writing style making the book not a page turner, but an easy and interesting read somewhere between the styles of Stephen Ambrose and Clay Blair. --By Richard T. Jones

About this edition

• Publisher: Caxton Editions
• Publication date: 2000
• ISBN 10: 1860199321
• ISBN 13: 9781860199325
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 240