Great Raids In History: From Drake To Desert One

This thrilling collection of all-new works by a variety of military historians studies the most audacious soldiers in history - the raiders - who put their lives on the line in winner-take-all incursions deep into enemy territory. Each chapter focuses on a different raid, and the breathtaking chances, hard choices and combat that resulted. Raiders don't always win, but they never fail to astonish!"All 19 recorded here - Custer at the Washita, for example, or Mosby at Fairfax Courthouse, Israelis at Green Island, Americans at Son Tay - had a powerful impact on the conflicts of which they were a part. Reading about them, even about the failures, is an eloquent reminder of the courage they demanded." - Naval Institute Proceedings