Here are the stories of thirteen dramatic military confrontations where the few fought against the many and against all odds achieved unbelievable success. Journeying across Europe,Asia, Africa and North America, military historian Bryan Perrett revisits actions from the Napoleonic wars to Korea, to report and celebrate dramatic last stands linked only by the bravery of men determined to fight their cause, stand their ground, come what may, until victory was theirs. These are the stories of men tested beyond the call of duty. Here is leadership, courage and motivation, a rare glimpse of soldiering at its best, an insight into the stunning realities of battlefield strategies that have succeeded against all the odds.