
How to Lose a War
More Foolish Plans and Great Military Blunders
Bill Fawcett(Author)
William Morrow Paperbacks (Publisher)
Published on 1. September 2009
Book
Paperback/Softback
368 pages
978-0-06-135844-9 (ISBN)
Description
This is a followup to "How to Lose a Battle", more military blunder miscellany, from Ancient Greece to modern-day, including such ill-fated plans as; Xerxes' defeat in Greece at Marathon; Alexander's invasion of India; Napoloeon's occupation of Spain; the French humiliation by Prussia in 1870; Islanwanda, massacre of a British army by the spear armed Zulus; Operation Sea Lion, the no-start Nazi invasion of the U.K.; the loss of China by Chiang Kai Shek to Mao and the communists; and, many more.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Publishing group
HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 203 mm
Width: 133 mm
Thickness: 22 mm
Weight
463 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-06-135844-9 (9780061358449)
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Person
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.