Heroes of the hour : brief moments of military glory /: brief moments of military glory. (2012)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Bryan Perrett.
• Other Names: Perrett, Bryan
• Contents: Benedict Arnold: once a hero, twice a traitor -- Banastre Tarleton: the redcoat Rommel -- General Louis Desaix: victor of Marengo -- Major George Baring: defender of La Haye Sainte -- Brigadier General the Hon. James Scarlett: commander of the Heavy Brigade -- Major William Hodson: beau sabreur, killer of princes -- Major General Sir Hugh Rose: winner of impossible victories -- Major General Benjamin H. Grierson: the Union Cavalry commander who rode across the Confederacy -- Major General Lewis Wallace: saviour of Washington -- Lieutenant Walter Hamilton VC: the fight to the death at the Kabul Residency -- General Sir Hector Macdonald: "fighting Mac" -- Major General Sir Charles Townshend: a hero fatally flawed.
• Publisher Details: London : Weidenfeld & Nicolson
• Publication Date: 2012
• Extent: 1 online resource (224 pages)
• Subjects: 355.00922; Military history; Military biography; Generals -- Biography; Heroes -- Biography; Généraux -- Biographies; Héros -- Biographies; Generals; Heroes; Military biography; HISTORY -- Military -- General; Biographies
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781780225234; 1780225237
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.