Forgotten Soldiers by Brian Moynahan

Forgotten Soldiers by Brian Moynahan

Forgotten Soldiers is an enthralling work of military history that shows how the courage, intelligence or simple good fortune of the individual can exert a decisive influence on the outcome of a battle or campaign. It tells the stories of fifteen unsung heroes, none of a rank higher than major, whose deeds changed the course of important battles and - arguably - the course of history. These vivid and gripping accounts - largely drawn from the Second World War, but with tales too from other conflicts - have each been selected to illustrate one of the dictums of the great Prussian theorist of war, Carl von Clausewitz, about the importance of having the right man in the right place at the right time. From the Roman standard bearer who plunged into the waves off Deal in 55 BC, saving Julius Caesar's military honour and political career, to the young Israeli tank lieutenant who almost single-handedly stalled the advancing Syrian armour in 1973, these are above all tales of courage. But it is not just courage that wins wars, as these stories demonstrate: such elements as surprise, determination, good intelligence, chance, insight, inventiveness and clear thinking all play their parts in eventual victory. And it may only take one man, often of lowly rank, his name largely forgotten, to embody such qualities for the effect to be felt around the world.

Many insights..are at the heart of Brian Moynahan's Forgotten Soldiers...It is the value of this book to show how the individual can still have a decisive impact - General Sir Mike Jackson, Daily Telegraph * Daily Telegraph *
An excellent study of war at the sharp end - Mail on Sunday * Mail on Sunday *

Brian Moynahan was a foreign correspondent and European editor with the Sunday Times. His many books include The Faith: A History of Christianity, The Russian Century, Comrades, The Claws of the Bear, Rasputin, William Tyndale, Forgotten Soldiers and Leningrad: Siege and Symphony. He died on 1st April 2018.

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ISBN 13	9781847243874
ISBN 10	1847243878
Title	Forgotten Soldiers
Author	Brian Moynahan
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Quercus Publishing
Year published	2008-07-03
Number of pages	352
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