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
