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How to Lose WWII: Bad Mistakes of the Good War
Paperback / softback
Main Details
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How to Lose WWII: Bad Mistakes of the Good War
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| Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Bill Fawcett
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| Series | How to Lose Series |
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| Physical Properties |
| Format:Paperback / softback | | Pages:304 | | Dimensions(mm): Height 203,Width 135 |
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| Category/Genre | Second world war |
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| ISBN/Barcode |
9780061807312
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| Classifications | Dewey:940.54 |
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Publishing Details |
| Publisher |
HarperCollins Publishers Inc
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| Imprint |
William Morrow Paperbacks
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| Publication Date |
26 July 2010 |
| Publication Country |
United States
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Description
How to Lose WWII is an engrossing, fact-filled collection from Bill Fawcett that sheds light on the biggest, and dumbest, screw-ups of the Great War. In the vein of his other phenomenal compendiums of amazing battlefield blunders, How to Lose a Battle and How to Lose a War, Fawcett focuses on some amazing catastrophic missteps of Axis and Allies alike.
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.
Reviews"Fawcett gathers 37 concise, analytical, finger-pointing accounts of these and other battles from ancient times to the late 1960s. He and contributors Brian Thomsen, William R. Forstchen, Douglas Niles and Edward E. Kramer readably and insightfully convey a wide knowledge of military history." -- Publishers Weekly "Informative and enjoyable...This book will appeal to both general readers and amateur military historians." -- Booklist "I recommend it to the armchair strategist and indeed to any student of military history over the ages." -- Esprit de Corp
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