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More Military Blunders - Geoffrey Regan

Description: ISBN 1844427102 / Author: Geoffrey Regan / Genre: History / Another sardonic compilation of some of the more regrettable military ... more

More Military Blunders - Geoffrey Regan ... decisions (or lack thereof) of the last two thousand years, this book is well-researched, sharp as a button, and has a nice line in understated mockery.

Newest Review: ... by a long list of case studies. The writing is all to the point and nothing is too lengthy. Also, you may turn to any part of ... more

... the book and simply read only the topic of interest, as it's broken down. The first chapter, 'Amicide - The gentle art of killing' is what I consider one of the most interesting. The word amicide is an American word which is another term for what many know as 'friendly fire', killing ones own men. Most of the blunders here are American, because as most will already know, the US has the biggest history of Friendly Fire. There are some interesting facts here, for example, during the Gulf War, ...more

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More Military Blunders - Geoffrey Regan: Blunders that changed history (469 words)
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Geoffrey Regan has a great writing style. Sarcasm combined with extensive research characterise his books, and this is no exception. This book actually precedes another of his books, titled 'Great Military Blunders' which I have already reviewed. This is because the two are in fact not strictly related. One is published by channel 4 and accompanies a great TV series, this book however is published by Guinness, and slightly older. I do not own the book which preceds this, but I don't need to, this book is individual and doesn't follow on from anything, therefore you don't need to have read any other books to understand it. The book ... Read the complete review