Great military blunders

by Regan, Geoffrey

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Title Statements

Full title :Great military blunders

Edition Statements

Publication Date:2000

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Channel 4 Books
Place of Publication:London
Language:eng
Publication Date:2000

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Description:191 p.

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ISBN:0752218441, 9780752218441
oclc:ocn473424153

Indhold: Unfit to lead: Twilight of the "God of Battles" ; Goering's flight of fancy ; Not making waves ; Pristina -- starting World War Three ; Planning: Operation Fuller and the Channel Dash ; The Schlieffen Plan ; Operation Eagle Claw ; Underestimating the enemy: Isandhlwana, 1879 ; The Balangiga massacre, 1901 ; The fall of Fortress Singapore, 1942 ; The battle for Dien Bien Phu, 1954 ; Hubris and nemesis: Townshend of Kut ; Montgomery of Alamein ; MacArthur of the Yalu ; Politics: Military neurosis in Grenada ; The fall of the Roman Empire ; Fall Guy at the battle of Hattin ; Churchill and the writing of Greek tragedy ; Technology: The Patriot missile ; Kosovo ; The British artillery on The Somme, 1 July 1916 ; The Bomber Dream and the Butt report ; Agent Orange