At All Costs

-El deber y la falta de opciones vencen al miedo.- Género. Historia. Lo que nos cuenta. Narración de los eventos que tuvieron lugar en los brezales de Minden durante la Guerra de los Siete Años, de la carga de la Brigada Ligera durante la Batalla de Balaclava en la Guerra de Crimea, del asalto sobre D......more

A book which looks at a series of "at all cost " attacks and desperate defences between 1759 & 1982 and the morale factors which affected the troops performances during those battles. Drums of Minden was superb, the first thing I read on the 7 years war it gave me a long lasting interest in a fascin......more

Bryan Perrett did not disappoint another good book. These stories are of victories on the battlefield that should not have happened but did, usually by the determination of the leaders and men involved in the battle. The battles covered are Minden 1759, Balacava 1854, Delhi 1857, Little Round Top 18......more

Well written, non-trivial but provides enough background for those not familiar with the examples given.......more