The World's Worst Military Disasters examines some of the worst battle defeats in military history, from ancient times through to the present day, including some of the most famous battles in history. The accounts range from remarkable stories of how the world's great powers met military defeat at the unlikely hands of ill-equipped native peoples, such as the events at Little Big Horn (1876), to the embarrassing technical failures and miscommunication evidenced during Operation Eagle Claw (1980). The World's Worst Military Disasters investigates military catastrophes originating from all kinds of circumstances. Each fascinating account gives a full and detailed analysis of the events leading up to the disaster, followed by studies of the strategies used during the manoeuvres and the reasons for their failure. Learn about the blunders at Pearl Harbor (1941), the attack at Stirling Bridge (1297) and find out the reasons for thousands of people dying at the siege and fall of...

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