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100 1 $aStrosser, Edward.
245 10 $aStupid wars :$ba citizen's guide to botched putsches, failed coups, inane invasions, and ridiculous revolutions /$cEd Strosser and Michael Prince.
250 $a1st ed.
260 $aNew York :$bHarperCollins,$cc2008.
300 $axvi, 320 p. ;$c21 cm.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [300]-304) and index.
505 0 $aValens and the end of the Roman Empire, 377 -- Fourth Crusade, 1198 -- Whiskey Rebellion, 1794 -- War of the Triple Alliance, 1865 -- War of the Pacific, 1879 -- U.S. invasion of Russia, 1918 -- Hitler's beer hall putsch, 1923 -- Chaco War, 1932 -- Winter War between Russia and Finland, 1939 -- Romania fights both sides in World War II, 1941 -- Generals' coup against Hitler, 1941 -- Bag of Pigs invasion, 1961 -- Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, 1979 -- Falkland War, 1982 -- U.S. invasion of Grenada, 1983 -- Soivet coup against Gorbachev, 1991.
520 $aA lighthearted collection of military blunders includes synopses of such campaigns as the United States' invasion of Russia, the ill-fated Falklands War, and Hitler's beer-hall putsch, and pays tribute to the poor judgment that contributed to the failures.
651 0 $aEurope$xHistory, Military.
651 0 $aAmerica$xHistory, Military.
655 7 $aMilitary history.$2fast
700 1 $aPrince, Michael,$d1964-
776 08 $iOnline version:$aStrosser, Edward.$tStupid wars.$b1st ed.$dNew York : HarperCollins, c2008$w(OCoLC)891481441
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