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How to Lose a War
More Foolish Plans and Great Military Blunders
Taschenbuch von Bill Fawcett
Sprache: Englisch

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From the Crusades to the modern age of chemical warfare and smart bombs, history is littered with truly disastrous military campaigns. How to Lose a War chronicles some of the most remarkable strategic catastrophes and doomed military adventures of overreaching invaders and clueless defenders--whether the failure was a result of poor planning, miscalculations, monumental ego, or failed intelligence . . . or just a really stupid idea to begin with.Alexander invades India--and ends up in deep vindaloo.
Sacre bleu! The French are humiliated by Prussia in 1870.
spain's "invincible navy" breaks up off the coast of britain while attempting an invasion.
the mau mau rebellion against the british in kenya shows us how not to run an insurgency.
Chiang Kai-Shek's pathetic army fails to keep Mao's Communists from grabbing China.
From the Crusades to the modern age of chemical warfare and smart bombs, history is littered with truly disastrous military campaigns. How to Lose a War chronicles some of the most remarkable strategic catastrophes and doomed military adventures of overreaching invaders and clueless defenders--whether the failure was a result of poor planning, miscalculations, monumental ego, or failed intelligence . . . or just a really stupid idea to begin with.Alexander invades India--and ends up in deep vindaloo.
Sacre bleu! The French are humiliated by Prussia in 1870.
spain's "invincible navy" breaks up off the coast of britain while attempting an invasion.
the mau mau rebellion against the british in kenya shows us how not to run an insurgency.
Chiang Kai-Shek's pathetic army fails to keep Mao's Communists from grabbing China.
Über den Autor

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.

Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2009
Genre: Geschichte
Rubrik: Geisteswissenschaften
Medium: Taschenbuch
Seiten: 368
ISBN-13: 9780061358449
ISBN-10: 0061358444
Sprache: Englisch
Ausstattung / Beilage: Paperback
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Fawcett, Bill
Hersteller: William Morrow Paperbacks
Maße: 203 x 133 x 22 mm
Von/Mit: Bill Fawcett
Erscheinungsdatum: 11.08.2009
Gewicht: 0,463 kg
preigu-id: 109057784
Über den Autor

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.

Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2009
Genre: Geschichte
Rubrik: Geisteswissenschaften
Medium: Taschenbuch
Seiten: 368
ISBN-13: 9780061358449
ISBN-10: 0061358444
Sprache: Englisch
Ausstattung / Beilage: Paperback
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Fawcett, Bill
Hersteller: William Morrow Paperbacks
Maße: 203 x 133 x 22 mm
Von/Mit: Bill Fawcett
Erscheinungsdatum: 11.08.2009
Gewicht: 0,463 kg
preigu-id: 109057784
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