The Guinness Book of Military Blunders - Softcover

Regan, Geoffrey

 
9780851129617: The Guinness Book of Military Blunders
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0851129617 ISBN 13: 9780851129617
Verlag: Guinness World Records Limited, 1991

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Book by G REGAN

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From ancient times to the Bay of Pigs fiasco and the Falklands War, military history has been marked as much by misjudgements and incompetence as by gallantry and glory. Such blunders have sometimes ended in tragedy, sometimes in farce, and sometimes even in triumph, despite all the odds. This collection not only recounts some remarkable stories, but also examines the kinds of problems that can lead to disaster, ranging from the insanity of commanders (one Prussian general believed he was pregnant with an elephant) to the provision of inadequate equipment (a British force surrounded by fierce African tribesmen broke open ammunition boxes to find that they contained only biscuits). The events are often as horrific as they are humorous.

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Verlag
Guinness World Records Limited
Erscheinungsdatum
1991
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
0851129617
ISBN 13 
9780851129617
Einband
Tapa blanda
Anzahl der Seiten
192
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