Secrets of Warfare
Exposing the Myths and Hidden History of Weapons and Battles
1st Edition
Published on 17. April 2020
256 pages
978-1-60163-671-3 (ISBN)
Description
From the battles of Ancient Greece and Rome to WWII and Vietnam, this volume uncovers the surprising truth behind the history of war.
Many are familiar the first Civil War battle between the ironclad warships the Monitor and the Merrimac, but few have heard about the airship that Dr. Solomon Andrews offered to Abraham Lincoln during the Civil War.
Secrets of Warfare exposes the hidden history of human combat, exposing many of myths that have kept the public misinformed about warfare.
Some myths are the result of deliberate misrepresentation while others persist through ignorance or bigotry. In
Secrets of Warfare, historian William Weir sets the record straight on a number of topics, including:
- The alleged superiority of Western nations in the ancient world.
- The myth of the English longbow.
- The introduction of submarines to warfare prior to World War I.
- The deadliest American air raids of World War II.
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William Weir has written 13 previous books, mostly about military history and crime, including 50 Military Leaders Who Changed the World and 50 Battles That Changed the World. He is a former soldier, a military policeman, and a Korean War infantry combat veteran. He is a retired industrial editor and freelance magazine writer.
Content
- Intro
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Acknowledgments
- Contents
- Introduction
- MYTH #1: Western Military Superiority Dates From Ancient Times
- MYTH #2: The Ancient Greeks Refused to Use Poisoned Arrows
- MYTH #3: Cavalry Ruled the Battlefield in the Middle Ages
- MYTH #4: Plate Armor Was Enormously Heavy
- MYTH #5: The English Longbow Was a Phenomenal Weapon
- MYTH #6: The World's Biggest Guns Reduced Constantinople
- MYTH #7: Guns Made Armor Obsolete
- MYTH #8: The Monitor and the Merrimack Staged the First Ironclad Duel
- MYTH #9: When the Revolution Began, the American Colonists Split Three Ways
- MYTH #10: The American Long Rifle Was the Best Rifle in the World
- MYTH #11: American Revolutionary Troops Seldom Fought From Cover
- MYTH #12: The American Civil War Saw the First Use of Submarines
- MYTH #13: The British Band Played "The World Turned Upside Down" at Yorktown
- MYTH #14: Union Troops Always Outnumbered the Confederates
- MYTH #15: The Only Aircraft in the Civil War Were Tethered Balloons
- MYTH #16: Custer's Stand Was His Last Because the Indians Had Repeaters
- MYTH #17: Latin American Warfare Was Never Serious
- MYTH #18: The .45 Automatic Helped Conquer the Philippines
- MYTH #19: The Bayonet Is Indispensible
- MYTH #20: German Tanks Were Invincible
- MYTH #21: Lance Corporal Hitler Was a Military Moron
- MYTH #22: Nuclear Missiles Are the Ultimate Weapons
- MYTH #23: Douglas MacArthur Was Our Greatest Military Hero
- MYTH #24: Harry Truman Desegregated the Armed Forces in 1948
- MYTH #25: There Was No Korean War After Peace Talks Began
- MYTH #26: Dwight Eisenhower Ended the Korean War
- MYTH #27: The Majority of the Troops in Vietnam Were Minorities
- MYTH #28: There Were Two Attacks on American Ships in the Gulf of Tonkin
- MYTH #29: Khe Sanh Survived a Terrible Siege
- Notes
- Bibliography
- INDEX
- About the Author
