A Military Miscellany: Important, Uncommon, and Sometimes Forgotten Facts, Lists and Stories from America's Military History - Rilegato

Ayres, Thomas

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ISBN 10: 0553804405 ISBN 13: 9780553804409

Casa editrice: Bantam Dell Pub Group, 2006

Riassunto

A compendium of facts, trivia, curiosities, and lore about the American military answers questions about who were the worst Civil War generals, which two famous cadets were kicked out of West Point, and five military heroes who became mass murderers, in a volume that includes hundreds of anecdotes, lists, charts, and quotes. 30,000 first printing.

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"In just about every family there’s a military buff.... Just imagine how happy your military aficionado will be when he or she pores over this resource and begins to quiz you.... Makes a fine stocking stuffer."—MSNBC.com

“Guaranteed to serve...as top-notch gifts.”—Playboy

“The facts parade past the reader like splendidly attired Napoleonic grenadiers.... Excellent.”—Minneapolis Star Tribune

“Highly readable”—Historywire.com

L'autore:

Thomas Ayres was a veteran investigative reporter and an award-winning columnist. He wrote for the Dallas Times Herald, Civil War Times, Columbiad, and many other publications. His hometown was Jonesboro, Louisiana.

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• Editore: Bantam Dell Pub Group
• Data di pubblicazione: 2006
• ISBN 10: 0553804405
• ISBN 13: 9780553804409
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 198