Military's Strangest Campaigns and Characters: Extraordinary But True Tales from Military History
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Book Overview
In their many guises military battles have shaped the course of history and in 'Military's Strangest Campaigns & Characters', Tom Quinn takes a look at some of the finest battles ever to be fought. Among the 100 or so stories, there's the extraordinary 'Battle That Never Was' between two Celtic tribes that never began (you will have to read the book to find out why), the ill-fated launch of the Russian warship Novgorod and the Victoria Cross winner who seemed absolutely determined to die, yet survived completely unscathed against all odds. There's also the tale of Vladmimir Peniakoff who was keen to read Milton's 'Paradise Lost' despite an angry buzz of planes overhead.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:1861059337
ISBN13:9781861059338
Release Date:May 2006
Publisher:Robson Books
Length:321 Pages
Weight:0.94 lbs.
Dimensions:1.0" x 5.3" x 7.7"
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Tales come from around the world and are entertaining and bizarre.
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 18 years ago
Military's Strangest Campaigns and Characters: Extraordinary But True Tales from Military History covers quite a long period of time - some two thousand years - and presents odd stories, from the Tsar who made his soldiers wear iron wigs to an officer who attended the funeral of his own leg. Tales come from around the world and are entertaining and bizarre.
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