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How to Lose a Battle: Foolish Plans and Great Military Blunders

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title How to Lose a Battle: Foolish Plans and Great Military Blunders
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Bill Fawcett
SeriesHow to Lose Series
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:336
Dimensions(mm): Height 203,Width 135
Category/GenreMilitary history
ISBN/Barcode 9780060760243
ClassificationsDewey:355.4
Audience
General

Publishing Details

Publisher HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Imprint William Morrow Paperbacks
Publication Date 7 September 2006
Publication Country United States

Description

A remarkable compendium of the worst military decisions and the men who made them The annals of history are littered with horribly bad military leaders. These combat incompetents found amazing ways to ensure their army's defeat. Whether it was a lack of proper planning, miscalculation, ego, bad luck, or just plain stupidity, certain wartime stratagems should never have left the drawing board. Written with wit, intelligence, and eminent readability, How to Lose a Battle pays dubious homage to these momentous and bloody blunders, including: * Cannae, 216 B.C.: the bumbling Romans lose 80,000 troops to Hannibal's forces. * The Second Crusade: an entire Christian army is slaughtered when it stops for a drink of water. * The Battle of Britain: Hitler's dreaded Luftwaffe blows it big-time. * Pearl Harbor: more than one warning of the impending attack is there, but nobody listens. How to Lose a Battle includes more than thirty-five chapters worth of astonishing (and avoidable) disasters, both infamous and obscure -- a treasure trove of trivia, history, and jaw-dropping facts about the most costly military missteps ever taken.

Author Biography

Bill Fawcett is the author and editor of more than a dozen books, including You Did What? He is also the author and editor of three historical mystery series and two Oral Histories of the US Navy SEALS. Bill Fawcett is the author and editor of more than a dozen books, including You Did What? He is also the author and editor of three historical mystery series and two Oral Histories of the US Navy SEALS.