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The Taste of Battle: Front Line Action 1914-1991

Categorie	WO II
Boeknummer	#327376-XD18
Titel	The Taste of Battle: Front Line Action 1914-1991
Auteur	Perrett, Bryan
Boektype	Gebonden hardcover met stofomslag
Uitgeverij	London : Cassell & Co
Jaar van uitgave	2000
ISBN10	0304353019
ISBN13	9780304353019
Taal	Engels
Beschrijving	Original black boards, silver lettered spine, dust jacket, illustrated with b/w photographs, 8vo.
Samenvatting	Few people experience a live war situation; even professional soldiers can serve their career without going to war. Yet the question is often asked, what is it like? How do combatants cope with dangers unimaginable in civilian life? How does a battle look to the ordinary solider who has no idea of the grand plan, never sees the generals, but whose efforts at the front line may make the difference between defeat or victory? Bryan Perrett has created 12 fictional soliders, all based on recorded accounts, and put them at the heart of actions already familiar to readers. None of the protagonists is ranked higher than company commander; some are professionals, some volunteers or conscripts, none especially heroic. The actions range from Mons in 1918, through World Wars I and II to Malaya in 1... (Lees verder)956, Vietnam in 1968 and Kuwait in 1991. In a mix of dialogue, reportage and objective historical analysis - faction - Briyan Perrett brings the reality of war to the reader in a direct narrative.
Pagina's	255
Conditie	Goed
Prijs	€ 9,00

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