Weird War : Curious Military Trivia EPUB
by Alan Axelrod
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Strange facts and bizarre anecdotes from centuries of armed conflict fought with everything from machetes to machine guns.
In this thought-provoking and highly entertaining book, Alan Axelrod, author of The Real History of World War II and many other titles, takes a journey through some of the lesser-known aspects of military history. Discover over a hundred fascinating, startling, or just plain odd facts and stories:
In this thought-provoking and highly entertaining book, Alan Axelrod, author of The Real History of World War II and many other titles, takes a journey through some of the lesser-known aspects of military history. Discover over a hundred fascinating, startling, or just plain odd facts and stories:
- Commanders-the good, the bad, and the lucky
- Defeats snatched from the jaws of victory
- The real reason American paratroopers bellowed "Geronimo!" when jumping out of their transport planes
- What-aside from German bombs-caused some of the more unlucky casualties of the London Blitz
- The shortest war in history-which lasted exactly 38 minutes
- and much more
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- Publisher:Union Square & Co.
- Publication Date:05/03/2013
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- ISBN:9781435144859
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- Format:EPUB
- Publisher:Union Square & Co.
- Publication Date:05/03/2013
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- ISBN:9781435144859