Perilous Fight

by Stephen Budiansky

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  A NOTE ABOUT THE AUTHOR

  STEPHEN BUDIANSKY is a military historian and journalist whose writings have appeared in the New York Times, the Washington Post, and The Atlantic. His previous books include The Bloody Shirt, Her Majesty’s Spymaster, Air Power, and Battle of Wits.