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-Fascinating surveys of disastrous decisions in naval and military warfare history -Both entertaining and informative, here is a look at a history that has been marked as much by incompetence as by gallantry and glory. From ancient times to the Bay of Pigs and the Falklands War, military history has been marked as much by misjudgments as by gallantry and glory. Such blunders have sometimes ended in tragedy. Sometimes, they turn into farce. Sometimes they have ended in triumph, despite all odds. In this collection, Geoffrey Regan not only recounts the staggering stories but also examines the kinds of problems that can lead to disaster--from the Prussian general who believed he was pregnant with an elephant to the British cruiser HMS Trinidad that torpedoed itself in the Arctic in 1942.

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The Past Times Book of Naval Blunders, Geoffrey Regan

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Jaar van publicatie
1993
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Titel
The Past Times Book of Naval Blunders
Taal
Engels
Uitgever
Past Times
Jaar van publicatie
1993
Formaat
Paperback
Aantal pagina's
186
ISBN10
0851120768
ISBN13
9780851120768
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-Fascinating surveys of disastrous decisions in naval and military warfare history -Both entertaining and informative, here is a look at a history that has been marked as much by incompetence as by gallantry and glory. From ancient times to the Bay of Pigs and the Falklands War, military history has been marked as much by misjudgments as by gallantry and glory. Such blunders have sometimes ended in tragedy. Sometimes, they turn into farce. Sometimes they have ended in triumph, despite all odds. In this collection, Geoffrey Regan not only recounts the staggering stories but also examines the kinds of problems that can lead to disaster--from the Prussian general who believed he was pregnant with an elephant to the British cruiser HMS Trinidad that torpedoed itself in the Arctic in 1942.