Military History's Most Wanted (TM): The Top 10 Book of Improbable Victories, Unlikely Heroes, and Other Martial Oddities

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Ten years before Custer's infamous last stand, U.S. cavalry captain William J. Fetterman disobeyed orders and led his eighty-man detachment in pursuit of a band of Sioux Indians. Neither he nor his men returned. In the United States, Benedict Arnold's name is synonymous with treason, but in Russia Andrei Vlasov holds that dubious distinction. After being captured by the Germans during World War II, he led an army of former Soviet POWs against the Red Army. Famous men of the arts and letters, such as Maurice Chevalier and Jean-Paul Sartre, openly collaborated with the Axis during World War II, yet managed to escape punishment after the war. James Bond creator Ian Fleming graduated from Sandhurst and was a naval intelligence officer in World War II. During the Thirty Years' War, Count Tilly lost control of his troops after capturing Magdeburg. After three days of looting, they had killed 25,000 of the city's 30,000 inhabitants. Military History's Most Wanted chronicles 700 of the most outlandish commanders, battles, and accomplishments in military history. Its seventy lists include warfare's top ten winners, losers, traitors, entertainers, war novels, and movies. Military historians, buffs, and enthusiasts will enjoy this often irreverent and controversial look at the profession of arms.

M. Evan Brooks is an avid wargamer who recently retired with over thirty years of service in the U.S. Army and National Guard. He is a contributor to numerous wargame and professional military publications. He lives in the Washington, D.C. area.