Against All Odds!

What fierce motivation drives a soldier to commit himselftop a last stand against an enemy which outnumbers him, has greater firepower and boasts other tactical advantages? The answer is no one characteristic, for such men are not always brave...or foolhardy. A warrior can fight well because ofangerr or fear, for the support of his colleagues, out of loyalty to his superiors or his regiment, the urge for revenge or personal glory, or for the most heartfelt or desires - personal survival! Such commitment can destroy intended military tactics, annual a well-laid battle plan and render ineffective the most rabid armed force, but the times it has done so are few. Following the international success of "Last Stand", Bryan Perrett has selected a further thirteen examples of such actions, from two centuries and the continents of Europe, Africa, Asia and North America. Offered as fiction these events might be decried as unbelievable... but they happened. And they happened as described here, for the author applies his attention to the detail which validates the action, and makes the volume relevant to deeper military study, in the sure and certain knowledge that the natural drama of the people and the combat covered will guarantee a text which is exciting and entertaining. For military historians this further collection of "last ditch" warfare will offer pertinent insights into battlefield strategy and soldiering; for the reader of adventure nonfiction these awesome skirmishes will prove fascinating.