This book presents a collection of eleven true stories from the battlefield - each a testament to bravery in the face of superior odds. The stories are collected from various conflicts and wars including: the British/Hanoverian advance against the French at Minden, past Balaclava, Gettysburg, the Franco-Prussian war, the Falklands, World War II actions at Arras and Longstop Hill, to the crossings of the River Waal and the airborne raid on Corregidor and the relief of Khartoum.