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In the Heat of Battle

By: Osprey

Type: Hardcover

Product Line: General Military - Assorted

Last Stocked on 10/10/2022

Product Info

Title
In the Heat of Battle
Publisher
Category
Author
Donough O'Brien
Publish Year
2010
Pages
288
Dimensions
6x9x1.1"
NKG Part #
2147423356
MFG. Part #
OSPGM464
Type
Hardcover

Description

Out of the last 3,500 years of our "civilized" world, only for 230 have we been at peace. In The Heat of Battle features those who by rising to the occasion on the battlefield or failing to do so turned the course of history. For some military leaders or politicians their actions ensured they would forever be thought of as heroes. Others made such bad decisions that they would be marked down as abject failures. While for a few well known military leaders, this is a hidden instance in a previously glorious career when they got it wrong, spectacularly. Written by bestselling author Donough O’Brien, In The Heat of Battle spans the full history of warfare, from Mark Anthony to Rommel and Stalin to Saddam Hussein. Educating, enthralling and entertaining, this is an insightful glance into how reputations can be made or destroyed by a single, fateful decision.