Bibliograph

Warriors, portraits from the battlefield, Max Hastings

Type

Label

Warriors, portraits from the battlefield, Max Hastings

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

resource.biographical

collective biography

Illustrations

illustrationsmaps

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Warriors

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

60401953

Responsibility statement

Max Hastings

Sub title

portraits from the battlefield

Summary

Assessing the experiences of thirteen soldiers, airmen, and sailors, a military historian explores what it meant to be a warrior during the wars of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, examining their triumphs, tragedies, and motivations

Table Of Contents

Bonaparte's blessed fool -- Harry and Juana -- Professor of arms -- The lazy engineer -- Colonel Fred -- Gentleman-of-war -- Most private soldier -- The killer -- An Indian odyssey -- the dam buster -- Hollywood hero -- Slim Jim -- The white mouse -- Freedom's young apostle -- Epic on the Golan

Target audience

adult

Classification

Creator