books by Bryan Perrett     books:       Last Stand! Famous Battles Against the Odds (Cassell Military Classics)6 reviews Bryan Perrett Sterling, 1998 Last Stand: Bravery is Only Sometimes Enough Conventional thinking to explain why certain groups of armed men are willing to fight to the last man and the last bullet usually revolve around the obvious: esprit de corps, Prussian style training and discipline, absolute loyalty to a charismatic commander, bitter hatred of the enemy, extreme altruism--the list goes on and on. What Bryan Perrett adds in LAST STAND to a mixture that rarely ...             For Valour2 reviews Bryan Perrett Weidenfeld Military, 2003 Exciting Survey of VC and MOH Winners! Military historian Bryan Perrett offers a dual history of America and Great Britain's top medals for bravery in this fascinating book from Weidenfeld & Nicolson. Perrett's book is an interesting read. He examines various battles beginning with the Crimean War and concluding with the end of World War II. Curiously, though almost 400 Victoria Crosses and Medals of Honor were awarded in ...             Iron Fist: Classic Armoured Warfare Case Studies1 review Bryan Perrett Arms & Armour, 1996 Excellent tank action. Perrett, a tank expert, here covers the history of armored warfare through examination of significant battles, from World War I through Desert Sabre (Gulf War). He has avoided some battles which have been written about to the point of redundancy elsewhere, concentrating on the evolution of equipment and tactics and always keeping in mind the experience of the men inside the tank. The result ...             The Czar's British Squadron1 review Bryan Perrett, Anthony Lord William Kimber & Co Ltd, 1981 Unbelievable-but it is history and it's true! This is the type of history that you won't read in history books and as a layman in military history, I have to say I have been completely brought "about-face" to the realities of WWI--especially the British-Russian Armored car Squadron of the Royal Navy--this would be the "other" heroic story we didn't read about after "Lawrence of Arabia"--so it should be "Oliver of Russia". There should ...             Cassell Military Classics: Gunboat!: Small Ships at War5 reviews Bryan Perrett Cassell, 2004 An Excellent Book This is an excellent book from start to finish, most of the action is based with the Royal Navy mainly because Britain was defending an empire and was at the time the dominant power. The US receives less mention because during the era of gunboat diplomacy the US was busy managing it's own affairs and it's foreign policy was isolationist until after the Spanish-American war. Chapters include ...             Cassell Military Classics: Impossible Victories: Ten Unlikely Battlefield Successes3 reviews Bryan Perrett Sterling, 2000 Ten enjoyable accounts of diverse engagements This is a very interesting book, which exceeded my expectations. In a single chapter, the author is able to provide insight into the strategic importance of the each individual battle, then goes into enough detail to put the reader at the scene. The diversity of the chapters, from a Napoleonic conflict to Rangers at D-Day, is a big plus, and things never bog down. My favorite section was the ...             A History of Blitzkrieg1 review Bryan Perrett Stein & Day Pub, 1983 Excellent concise history and analysis I'm not sure what the author's background is but this is among the most informative and well written books of modern military history I've read. It is the rare history that is simulaneously exciting and informative. For a short book it also provides good insight into high level command decisions conflicts and personalities as well as how talented mid-level officers can influence the early ...             Heroes of the Hour: Brief Moments of Military Glory1 review Bryan Perrett Cassell, 2001 The Title Says It All ... Bryan Perrett is one of the most readable military history authors around, along with Ian Hernon, Ian Knight, and Byron Farwell, especially with regard to actions and officers from the 19th century and WWI. This outing showcases various officers from the American Revolution through WWI (with special emphasis on British figures from the Napoleonic wars and Britain's colonial era) who through ...             Against All Odds1 review Bryan Perrett Weidenfeld Military, 1995 Splendidly written, accurate history. Bryan Perrett is not only an impeccable researcher, but also a writer skilled enough to bring you right into the action. This happy facility is displayed again in this work, encompassing thirteen "last stand" actions from Wellington's Foot Guards at Hougoumont to the U.S. Army on Pork Chop Hill (Korea). These dramatic stories of outnumbered defenders are brought to life not only with ...             Cassell Military Classics: Iron Fist: Classic Armoured Warfare1 review Bryan Perrett Sterling, 1999 Heavy Cavalry for the 20th Century This is as good a book about tanks as one would wish to have. Perrett does what so many military historians neglect to do: he explains what a weapon is for, what a weapon does and why it is needed. He is both comfortable with the subject-matter and capable of stringing a sentence together - again, a rare combination among military historians. And in a series of self-contained chapters, he ...             D-day (My Story)2 reviews Bryan Perrett Scholastic, 2009 Excellent story I love this story! It explains things in clear detail, not to mention the hilarious parts of the story, when Private Allen spills his cup of tea on the face of a German Tiger Commander, or when Lieutenant Andy asks speaks German to a pill box gaurd, and asks him to hand over his lunch, then gets captured! I love this story, it even has some real pictures at the end taken at the beach landing at ...             Cassell Military Classics: Seize And Hold: Master Strokes On The Battlefield1 review Bryan Perrett Sterling, 1999 Nice, Brief Overview of Famous Battles This book (and two others like it - Glorious Defiance and At All Costs) is a good book for indroductions to several somewhat obscure battles with a similar theme. Sieze and Hold covers battles where a small, elite force has to secure a specific objective (hill, bridge, etc.) and defend it against counter attack. This book covers the following battles: The Romanian Campaign of 1916 Rommel's ...             Panzerkampfwagen IV Medium Tank 1936-45 (New Vanguard)1 review Bryan Perrett Osprey Publishing, 1999 Good value for the money This title is typical of the New Vanguard series. It packs good value for the money, and it includes: colour profiles of uncommon subjects (incl. early model in Normandy and a Syrian tank), detailed cutaway, a brief development history with all the variants being described, and operational history inclusive the post-war use by Syria. Very good reference for modellers, specially if used in ...             The Changing Face of Battle: From Teutoburger Wald to Desert Storm1 review Bryan Perrett Cassell, 2000 An Excellent Reference, Combined with Thoughtful Analysis Brian Perrett combines a keen mind and 20 years of military experience in the British Army to give the reader an historical and analytical tour of how battle has changed in the last two millennia. With a summary introduction of warfare in antiquity, Perrett then begins the happy task of taking the reader from Teutoburger Wald (AD 9) to the ground battles to liberate Kuwait, February 24-28, 1991. ...             Soviet Armour Since 19451 review Bryan Perrett Weidenfeld Military, 1987 Very good and compact study about Soviet armor This book dates back to 80's but it is still very interesting book since it is wrote in a way which makes the reader want to read all of the book right away. Book's subject is Soviet tank development since 1945 to 80's , it includes many pictures (b&w)and text is well-written and researched. Perret knows his armor and writes first about intersting development history of soviet tanks after the ...             Megiddo 1918: The Last Great Cavalry Victory (Campaign)1 review Bryan Perrett Osprey Publishing, 1999 Good book on a forgotten subject Most people familiar with the First World War are not overly familiar with the battles fought in the Middle East (or else think Lawrence of Arabia fought them single-handedly). This book corrects that deficit, providing photos, maps, and text about the campaign that effectively knocked Turkey out of the War (until Ataturk came along, anyway). The book discusses the campaign as a predecessor to ...             Knights of the Black Cross: Hitler's Panzerwaffe and its leaders4 reviews Bryan Perrett Dorset Press, 1994 An Excellent, Helpful Source Bryan Perrett's Knights of the Black Cross is a brief guide to German panzer units during the Second World War. In the book, you can reach good detailed information about the history of the panzer units as well as you can benefit from Perrett's valuable analysis of comparison of German panzers with their opponents' weapons. His comparison of tanks, armored carriers, assault guns self-propelled ...             Tank tracks to Rangoon: The story of British armour in Burma2 reviews Bryan Perrett R. Hale, 1978 Seemingly Impossible Feats If any theatre needed the legendary winged tanks, this was the one. If one looks at the map of Burma, the mountain ranges all run north and south and the steep slopes and jungly river bottoms all run cross wise to the main line of advance from India. Dividing Burma from India is the Arakan rgeion, with a mountainous ridge running out into the ocean forming a peninsula. The Japanese and the ...             The Real Hornblower: The Life of Admiral of the Fleet Sir James Alexander Gordon, Gcb3 reviews Bryan Perrett Naval Inst Pr, 1998 A good read for Hornblower fans and naval history buffs! As a lifelong Hornblower/C.S.Forester fan, I read this book with some trepidation, but Perrett seems to be a fan as well. He proposes a new theory: that Forester created the character of Horatio Hornblower using the model of a real Royal Navy captain in the Napoleonic Wars : James Gordon (who eventually became an admiral). Perrett hangs most of the premise for his theory upon an apparent ...             Cassell Military Classics: The Taste of Battle: Front Line Action 1914-1991 (Cassell Military Paperbacks)1 review Bryan Perrett Cassell, 2004 Give us more !!! The formula is pretty simple - insert a fictional soldier into a factual battle in one of 5 major conflicts of the twentieth century. Make the soldier have a family and friends and live, breathe, and get scared, in most cases without any understanding of the strategic implications of what he is doing or of the big picture he is a part of. The book reads well and a great effort is made to ...              search for books 1914-1991, admiral, alexander, armoured, battlefield, blitzkrieg, campaign, cavalry, changing, classics, history, hornblower, impossible, knights, leaders, megiddo, military, moments, panzerkampfwagen, panzerwaffe, paperbacks, rangoon, squadron, strokes, successes, teutoburger, unlikely, vanguard, victories, victory books:    Kindle - Amazon's New Wireless Reading Device This is the future of book reading. I have used it and love it! randomly chosen book: Escaping the Great American Credit Card Trap we recommend The Title Says It All ... leave a comment home  impressum - about us