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Forgotten Soldiers
Brian Moynahan
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Description for Forgotten Soldiers
Paperback.
Forgotten Soldiers is an enthralling work of military history that shows how the courage, intelligence or simple good fortune of the individual can exert a decisive influence on the outcome of a battle or campaign. It tells the stories of fifteen unsung heroes, none of a rank higher than major, whose deeds changed the course of important battles and - arguably - the course of history. These vivid and gripping accounts - largely drawn from the Second World War, but with tales too from other conflicts - have each been selected to illustrate one of the dictums of the ... Read more
Forgotten Soldiers is an enthralling work of military history that shows how the courage, intelligence or simple good fortune of the individual can exert a decisive influence on the outcome of a battle or campaign. It tells the stories of fifteen unsung heroes, none of a rank higher than major, whose deeds changed the course of important battles and - arguably - the course of history. These vivid and gripping accounts - largely drawn from the Second World War, but with tales too from other conflicts - have each been selected to illustrate one of the dictums of the ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Quercus
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
Number of Pages
352
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781847243874
SKU
V9781847243874
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Ref
99-10
About Brian Moynahan
Brian Moynahan was a foreign correspondent and European editor with the Sunday Times. His many books include The Faith: A History of Christianity, The Russian Century, Comrades, The Claws of the Bear, Rasputin, William Tyndale, Forgotten Soldiers and Leningrad: Siege and Symphony. He died on 1st April 2018.
Reviews for Forgotten Soldiers
Many insights...are at the heart of Brian Moynahan's Forgotten Soldiers...It is the value of this book to show how the individual can still have a decisive impact - General Sir Mike Jackson, Daily Telegraph
Daily Telegraph
An excellent study of war at the sharp end - Mail on Sunday
Mail on Sunday
Daily Telegraph
An excellent study of war at the sharp end - Mail on Sunday
Mail on Sunday