02679cam a2200397Ma 4500 ocm52175511 OCoLC 20240425115033.0 990127s1995 enkabf b 001 0 eng d 1854092758 (pbk.) (OCoLC)52175511 COO eng COO YDXCP QE2 CUK OCLCF OCLCQ UNITY OCLCO OCLCL OCLCQ D25 .P47 1995 D214 .P39 904/.7 Perrett, Bryan. Seize and hold : master strokes on the battlefield / Bryan Perrett. Pbk. ed. London : Arms and Armour ; New York, NY : Sterling Pub. Co. [distributor], 1995. 224 p, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : ill, maps ; 24 cm text txt rdacontent unmediated n rdamedia volume nc rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references (pages 215-216) and index. Opening the iron gate -- Young Mister Rommel -- Polish eagle and Russian bear -- The third dimension : Holland and Belgium 1940 -- The road to Beda Fomm -- Deep strike : Jitra and Slim River, Malaya 1941-2 -- Hill 309 and the bridge at 637436 -- Meiktila -- the master stroke -- Taken at a run : the capture of the Ludendorff Bridge at Remagen, March 1945 -- Going for the jugular : the Inchon landings, September 1950 -- Earthquake on Chu Pong : the La Drang Valley campaign, Vietnam 1965 -- Postscript : the coup comes of age. This volume recounts eleven prime examples of "coup de main" military strategy from the 20th century, including both World Wars, Vietnam and Korea. The author covers a selection of classic armed coup de main where small but powerful forces have been tasked with getting to, seizing and holding until relieved important local and strategic objectives. These sudden and swiftly organized and executed moves can either come from the initiative of troops on the battlefield in the heat of battle, or via prior recognition of a forthcoming opportunity. Topics include Balkin mountain action in 1916, the assault on Belgium 1940, Beda Fomm, Meiktila in Burma, Remagen Bridge, Korea and Ia Drang in Vietnam. Battles. Military history, Modern. battles. aat Battles. fast (OCoLC)fst00828915 Military history, Modern. fast (OCoLC)fst01021239 war fiction. has work: Seize and hold (Text) https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PCGr6RjrprfhtKPrpH3yprm https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/ontology/hasWork lcc BK 0 NO HOLDINGS IN GHUCC - 11 OTHER HOLDINGS 128 128 0 0 lcc 0 0 REF GAFC GAFC GEN 2024-04-25 0 D431 .P39 2024-0110 2024-04-25 11:56:36 c.1 2024-04-25 BK