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How to Lose a Battle: Foolish Plans and Great Military Blunders
Paperback / softback
Main Details
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How to Lose a Battle: Foolish Plans and Great Military Blunders
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Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Bill Fawcett
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Series | How to Lose Series |
Physical Properties |
Format:Paperback / softback | Pages:336 | Dimensions(mm): Height 203,Width 135 |
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Category/Genre | Military history |
ISBN/Barcode |
9780060760243
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Classifications | Dewey:355.4 |
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Publishing Details |
Publisher |
HarperCollins Publishers Inc
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Imprint |
William Morrow Paperbacks
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Publication Date |
7 September 2006 |
Publication Country |
United States
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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.
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