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How to Lose a Battle
Bill Fawcett
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Description for How to Lose a Battle
Paperback. From the ancient Crusades to the modern age of chemical warfare and smart bombs, history is littered with horribly bad military ideas. This compendium of great military disasters and ill-advised battle plans highlights the worst military decisions throughout history and the world. Series: How to Lose Series. Num Pages: 336 pages, 8 maps. BIC Classification: HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 138 x 19. Weight in Grams: 272.
A follow up to "You Did What?", this engrossing and fact-filled compendium of great military disasters and ill-advised battle plans highlights the worst military decisions throughout history and the world. From the ancient Crusades to the modern age of chemical warfare and smart bombs, history is littered with horribly bad military ideas. Whether a result of lack of planning, miscalculations, a leader's ego, spy infiltration, or just a really stupid idea in the first place, each military defeat is fascinating to dissect. Written in a tongue-and-cheek style, "How to Lose a Battle" chronicles the vast history of these poorly thought ... Read more
A follow up to "You Did What?", this engrossing and fact-filled compendium of great military disasters and ill-advised battle plans highlights the worst military decisions throughout history and the world. From the ancient Crusades to the modern age of chemical warfare and smart bombs, history is littered with horribly bad military ideas. Whether a result of lack of planning, miscalculations, a leader's ego, spy infiltration, or just a really stupid idea in the first place, each military defeat is fascinating to dissect. Written in a tongue-and-cheek style, "How to Lose a Battle" chronicles the vast history of these poorly thought ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Series
How to Lose Series
Condition
New
Number of Pages
336
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780060760243
SKU
V9780060760243
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About Bill Fawcett
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.
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