How to Lose a Battle: Foolish Plans and Great Military Blunders - Brossura

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ISBN 10: 0060760249 ISBN 13: 9780060760243

Casa editrice: William Morrow & Co, 2006

Riassunto

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.

Su questo libro

L'autore:

Bill Fawcett is the author and editor of more than a dozen books, including You Did What?, It Seemed Like a Good Idea . . . , How to Lose a Battle, and You Said What? He lives in Illinois.

Product Description:

Book by Fawcett Bill

Su questa edizione

• Editore: William Morrow & Co
• Data di pubblicazione: 2006
• ISBN 10: 0060760249
• ISBN 13: 9780060760243
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 325
• Redattore: Fawcett Bill