Study these crucibles of history to gain a better understanding of why a. Aldrete, phd is a neat survey course of things that have gone militarily very, very, wrong for more than two millennia. This book is a professional military intelligence officers and a controversial insiders view of some of the greatest intelligence blunders of recent history. Buy great military blunders by geoffrey regan from waterstones today. Tin soldiers great military blunders documentary timeline. Apr 29, 2017 using a combination of history, human interest and archive footage underpinned by powerful storytelling, great military blunders charts mans folly and cruelty in a series of stunning debacles. His unique design of establishing the scene of these impressive clashes maintained me listening and needing to know an increasing number of after each fight. Geoffrey regan wrote 30 historical and educational books, including naval blunders, historical blunders, royal blunders, flying blunders, blue on blue, and fight or flight.
Aug 07, 2012 geoffrey regan wrote 30 historical and educational books, including naval blunders, historical blunders, royal blunders, flying blunders, blue on blue, and fight or flight. Great military blunders book by geoffrey regan 4 available. This captivating book goes where other history books fear to tread. While lack of judgement may be forgiveable but the sheer ineptitude shown by military commanders at times boggles the imagination. Download pdf military blunders free online new books.
Oct 01, 1998 a very entertaining book which goes into great military blunders through history. Great military blunders by geoffrey regan waterstones. May 10, 2012 buy great military blunders reprint by regan, geoffrey isbn. See all books authored by geoffrey regan, including lionhearts. Geoffrey regan books list of books by author geoffrey regan. Read great military blunders historys worst battlefield decisions from ancient times to the present day by geoffrey regan available from rakuten kobo. From ancient times to the bay of pigs and the falklands war, military history has been marked as much by misjudgements a. It includes the serious developments in government misuse of intelligence in the recent war with iraq. He wrote 30 historical and educational books, including military blunders, naval blunders, historical blunders, royal blunders, blue on blue, and fight or flight. Great military blunders by geoffrey regan 9780233005096.
The publisher bills this effort as a tongueincheek and humorous analysis of the worlds worst military disasters. Feb 09, 2017 this book should be approached with the same expectations as an evening with peter ustinovit is greatly amusing yet deep in perception and intelligence. Download pdf military blunders free online new books in. This book should be approached with the same expectations as an evening with peter ustinov it is greatly amusing yet deep in perception and intelligence. In this list a military disaster is the unexpected and sound defeat of one side in a battle or war, sometimes changing the course of history. Apr 08, 2017 using a combination of history, human interest and archive footage underpinned by powerful storytelling, great military blunders charts mans folly and cruelty in a series of stunning debacles.
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From ancient times to the bay of pigs and the falklands war, military history has been marked as much by misjudgements and incompetence as by gallantry and glory. As impressive as popular portrayals of american military might and triumph may be, the nonairbrushed version of united states military history is actually even more remarkable. Great military blunders hb by regan, geoffrey and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Pdf great military blunders download full pdf book download. Iconic battles covered include the battle of new orleans, the battle of antietam, the battle of little bighorn, and the battle of stalingrad, among many others. Historys worst battlefield decisions from ancient times to the present day by geoffrey regan 2012, paperback at the best online prices at ebay. A very entertaining book which goes into great military blunders through history. Such blunders have sometimes ended in tragedy, sometimes in farce such as the english troops, supposedly marching on cadiz in 1625, who instead got drunk in a salt marsh. We started this site in 2000, with the intent to make available the books on the various military service reading lists. Often though, more is learned from failure than triumph. Military disasters in this list can range from a strong army losing a major battle against a clearly inferior force, to an army being surprised and defeated by a clearly superior force, to a seemingly evenly matched conflict with an extremely one sided. Great military blunders by geoffrey regan, 9780233003511, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Military history often highlights successes and suggests a sense of inevitability about victory, but there is so much that can be gleaned from considering failures. Aug 30, 1999 now airing, the history channels great military blunders tells the same stories as the book with more vigor and greater detail, and with the benefit of eyecatching computer simulations.
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