"Whoever is heroic will always find crises to try their edge,” Ralph Waldo Emerson writes in his essay “Heroism,” and popular Mammoth editor Jon E. Lewis has chosen crises throughout history that have tested human courage to the extreme. Heroism has inspired writers from Livy (on Horatius at the bridge) to Tom Wolfe (on Chuck Yaeger’s breaking the sound barrier), from Plato (on the death of Socrates) to St. John (on the crucifixion of Ch ..."
"Originally published in 1964, this is a critically acclaimed classic history of the military engagements of the Somme, which raged from July to November, 1916. It tells of bloody battles interspersed with trench actions of dreadful intensity. In addition to the key confrontations, Farrar-Hockley provides a detailed background to the Somme planning and why it failed with dreadful casualties. In its entirety, the conflict along the Somme ..."
"In April 1951, at the height of the Korean War, Chinese troops advanced south of the 38th parallel towards a strategic crossing-point of the Imjin River on the invasion route to the South Korean capital of Seoul. The stand of the 1st Battalion, the Gloucestershire Regiment, against the overwhelming numbers of invading troops has since passed into British military history. In The Edge of the Sword General Sir Anthony Farrar-Hockley, the ..."
The Edge of the Sword The Classic Account of Warfare & Captivity in Korea by Anthony Farrar-Hockley 274 Pages, Published 2007 by Pen And Sword ISBN-13: 978-1-4738-1922-1, ISBN: 1-4738-1922-9
"Whenthe Weasel calls outto the defaulter, wesee that hischeeks are wetwith tears
of agony ashe turnsto answer. Onlywhen darkness falls, only when the tormented
manis about to faint,doesthe Weasel give him permissionto lower his
armsandreturn tohisplace. No onemoves inthe cell.No eyes are lifted in sympathy
.No hand is raised to give himafriendly, comforting pat, ashe resumes his cross
legged posture. Fromfurther upthe cell block, th ..."
Death of an Army(1st Edition) (Wordsworth Military Library) by Anthony Farrar-Hockley Paperback, 195 Pages, Published 2007 by Wordsworth Editions Ltd ISBN-13: 978-1-85326-698-0, ISBN: 1-85326-698-1
"This text describes the first battle of Ypres in October and November 1914, in which the British Army was destroyed. In this epic struggle, the old British Regular Army, whose fighting qualities have never been surpassed, stood and died facing odds of up to seven to one."
The Somme(Updated) (Pan Grand Strategy Series) by Anthony Farrar-Hockley Paperback, 269 Pages, Published 1999 by Pan Books ISBN-13: 978-0-330-37643-3, ISBN: 0-330-37643-8
"Originally published in 1964 by Batsford, this is the story of the military engagements and trench actions of the Somme, from July to November 1916. In the PAN GRAND STRATEGY series."
"How the United Kingdom became involved in the conflict in Korea in 1950, and its efforts to unite a country torn apart, is discussed in this two-volume set."
The British Part in the Korean War An Honourable Discharge (British Part in the Korean War , Vol 2) by Anthony Farrar-Hockley Hardcover, 550 Pages, Published 1995 by The Stationery Office/Tso ISBN-13: 978-0-11-630958-7, ISBN: 0-11-630958-X
"Belgian Belgian Battalion, 59 fn, 89-90, 111-3, 115-21, 123, 128, 135, 209 British
(and Commonwealth) British Army, 19, ... 70 Field Battery (70 Bty), 51 fn, 112 116
Field Battery, 112, 176 Battery, 112 61st Light Regiment, Royal Artillery, (61 Lt ..."
The Army in the Air(1st Edition) The History of the Army Air Corps (Military series) by Anthony Farrar-Hockley Hardcover, 256 Pages, Published 1994 by Sutton Publishing Ltd ISBN-13: 978-0-7509-0617-3, ISBN: 0-7509-0617-0
"The army in the air tlls the fascinatingstory of those spitited and skilled individuals
who lie behind the distinguished history of the Army Air Corps, from the early military balloonists of the Victorian age to the efficient fighting force of today - and tomorrow."
"In April 1951, at the height of the Korean War, Chinese troops advanced south of the 38th parallel towards a strategic crossing-point of the Imjin River on the invasion route to the South Korean capital of Seoul. The stand of the 1st Battalion, the Gloucestershire Regiment, against the overwhelming numbers of invading troops has since passed into British military history.In The Edge of the Sword General Sir Anthony Farrar-Hockley, then ..."
"A picture of war through letters written by generations of English men and women from the mid-fifteenth century until the beginning of the twentieth century."
"For 250 years the military college of this country - first at Woolwich, now the Royal Military Academy at Sandhurst - has educated and trained the soldiering elite of this and other countries. The houses at Sandhurst - called "companies" - are named after famous British Battles and these actions are described in this major work by some outstanding military veterans and top historians. The 16 battles include Blenheim, Waterloo, Somme, Yp ..."
The Edge of the Sword(Reprint) (Echoes of War) by Anthony Farrar-Hockley Paperback, 276 Pages, Published 1990 by Ashford Pr Pub ISBN-13: 978-0-907675-50-1, ISBN: 0-907675-50-6
"This book is not an attempt at a personal hero-story, and it is certainly not a piece of political propaganda. It is, above all, an amazing story of human fortitude and high adventure during the Korean War."
OPENING ROUNDS Lessons of Military History 1918 - 1988. by Anthony Farrar-Hockley 188 Pages, Published 1988 by Andre Deutsch ISBN-13: 978-0-233-98009-6, ISBN: 0-233-98009-1
"An account of the stand of the 1st Battalion, The Gloucestershire Regiment, at the Eastern crossing of the Imjin River during the Korean War 1950-1953, by the Adjutant of the Battalion at the time."
The Edge of the Sword(Updated) The Finest Hour of the Glorious Gloucesters by Anthony Farrar-Hockley Paperback, 272 Pages, Published 1981 by W.H. Allen ISBN-13: 978-0-352-30977-8, ISBN: 0-352-30977-6