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Describes some of the worst military blunders perpetrated during this millennium, looking at commanders who brought disaster on their men, fiascoes caused by meddling politicians, and fatal underestimations of the enemy
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As this shrewd, controversial book shows, military disaster comes in many forms except, in hindsight, the unexpected. Written by a professional military historian, it both vividly describes some of the worst military blunders perpetrated since the birth of Christ and analyses the psychological and tactical factors at play to show why they happened.
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