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" THERE HAVE ALWAYS BEEN OFFICERS who straddled the line between awesome courage and reckless hubris, whether they were fighting off 4,000 enraged Zulu warriors or flying blind over Nazi Germany. Fifteen of them get their due in Max Hastings&amp;#039;s new book, Warriors: Portraits from the Battlefield (Knopf, $28). --BENJAMIN HUGHES   General Marcelin de Marbot, Grand Army of Napoleon, Napoleonic Wars (1801--1815): Dim-witted Marbot was known for eagerly putting himself in danger at the emperor&amp;#039;s personal request. Means of attack: Ramming the enemy through the throat with a saber. Duty calling: During the Austrian campaign, Marbot picked his way across the flooded Danube to seize prisoners and later traversed a burning battlefield to rescue his own comrades. Personal hero: Napoleon. He was such a devoted servant that the deposed emperor had Marbot written into his will.  Major General Joshua Chamberlain, Union Army, American Civil War (1861--1865): A former professor at Bowdoin College, Chamberlain led the 20th regiment from Maine. Weapons of choice: Twin pistols. Occupational hazard: Once slept between two corpses on a battlefield, his head resting on a third. Claim to fame: Single-handedly turned the tide of the war by commanding his men--armed with only bayonets--to take a strategic hilltop at the battle of Gettysburg. Postwar job: Four-term governor of Maine. Colonel Frederick Burnaby, British Army, Sudan Wars (1882--1898): A habitual provocateur, Burnaby was a career soldier in a colonial cadre that approached war as if it were a hunting trip--only better. Poor sportsmanship: Criticized for using a shotgun, which could take down swarms of the enemy in a single blast. Insubordinate glory: Disregarding orders, Burnaby smuggled himself into Egypt to take command of the British troops stationed there. Cause of death: Hacked to bits by spear-wielding dervishes in a failed attempt to rescue one of his men. Agent Nancy Wake, British Special Operations Executive, World War II (1939--1945): Glamorous and wealthy, Wake operated inside Nazi-controlled France as a secret agent. Cover: Nurse. Code name: The White Mouse. Biggest fear: Being tortured by the Gestapo. Foolish courage: Traveled 300 miles through enemy territory--by bicycle--to find a radio operator. Best night out: Her resistance group once kidnapped a chef at gunpoint to cook an elaborate banquet.   "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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