The Brassey's Book of Military Blunders (Blunders Series)

The Brassey's Book of Military Blunders (Blunders Series)

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Book Description
-Fascinating surveys of disastrous decisions in naval and military warfare history

-Both entertaining and informative, here is a look at a history that has been marked as much by incompetence as by gallantry and glory.

From ancient times to the Bay of Pigs and the Falklands War, military history has been marked as much by misjudgments as by gallantry and glory. Such blunders have sometimes ended in tragedy. Sometimes, they turn into farce. Sometimes they have ended in triumph, despite all odds.

In this collection, Geoffrey Regan not only recounts the staggering stories but also examines the kinds of problems that can lead to disaster--from the Prussian general who believed he was pregnant with an elephant to the British cruiser HMS Trinidad that torpedoed itself in the Arctic in 1942.

About the Author
Geoffrey Regan is the author of more than twenty books of military history and served as a consultant on the GREAT BLUNDERS television series. He lives in England.

The Brassey's Book of Military Blunders (Blunders Series),Geoffrey Regan,Potomac Books,157488252X,History,History - Military / War,History: World,Military - General,Military history,Military history, Modern

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