World's Worst Military Disasters: Battlefield Calamities from the Ancient World

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World's Worst Military Disasters

by Chris McNab

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.

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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, to embarrassing technical failures and miscommunication evidenced during Operation Eagle Claw. 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, the attack at Stirling Bridge and find out the reasons for thousands of people dying at the siege and fall of Jerusalem. Each story is highly illustrated bringing every battle and military mishap to life, plus key facts outline the most important information and allows the reader the see facts at a glance. Whether the result of enemy action or pure human error, World's Worst Military Disasters offers an educational and riveting read.

Author Biography

Chris McNab is a wilderness expert, military specialist and author of over 20 survival publications, including How to Survive Anything, Anywhere, Living off the Land, and SAS Training Manual: Endurance Techniques. He holds a PhD from the University of Wales and lives in south Wales, UK.

Table of Contents

Introduction 1. Ancient Battles 2000BC-300BC
Battle of Megiddo (c.1479)
Kadesh (c.1274 BC)
Marathon (490 BC)
Salamis (480 BC)
Battle of Gaugamela (331 BC) 2. Roman Victories, Roman Defeats 300 BC-AD450
Cannae (216 BC)
Battle of Zama (202 BC)
Battle of Carrhae (53 BC)
Battle of Actium (31 BC)
Teutoburger Wald (AD 9)
Battle of Adrianople (378) 3. The Dark Ages 450-1100
Battle of Vouille (507)
Battle of Dara (530)
Battle of Tours (733 or 734)
Battle of Talas (751)
Jerusalem (1099) 4. Medieval Melees (1100-1500)
Hattin (1187)
Stirling Bridge (1297)
Bannockburn (1314)
Crecy (1346)
Nicopolis (1396)
Battle of Tannenberg (1410)
Agincourt (1415)
Fall of Constantinople (1453)
Nancy (1477)
Battle of Bosworth (1485) 5. Early Modern Disasters 1500– 1763
Flodden (1513)
Lepanto (1571)
Battle of Nagashino (1575)
Spanish Armada (1588)
Yellow Ford (1598)
Magdeburg (1631)
Breitenfeld (1631)
Blenheim (1704)
Culloden (1746)
Rossbach (1757)
Leuthen (1757)
Minden (1759) 6. Imperial Disasters 1760–1900
Saratoga (1777)
Ulm (1805)
Austerlitz (1805)
Jena/Auerstadt (1806)
Retreat from Moscow (1812)
Burgos (1812)
Afghanistan (1842)
Antietam (1862)
Fredericksburg (1862)
Little Bighorn (1876)
Isandlwana (1879)
Adowa (1896)
Spion Kop (1900) 7. Modern Catastrophes 1900–2000
Verdun (1916)
Somme (1916)
Dunkirk and the Fall of France (1940)
Crete (1941)
Kiev (1941)
Pearl Harbor (1941)
Singapore (1942)
Midway (1942)
Dieppe (1942)
Stalingrad (1942/43)
Kursk (1943)
Byelorussia (1944)
Warsaw uprising (1944)
Arnhem (1944)
Korea (1950)
Dien Bien Phu (1954)
Six-Day War (1967)
Operation Eagle Claw (1980)
Bravo Two Zero (1991)
Mogadishu (1993)
Fall of Mosul (2014) Index

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Illustrated pocket guide to the most significant military disasters in world history

Details ISBN1782749810 Year 2020 ISBN-10 1782749810 ISBN-13 9781782749813 Format Paperback Publication Date 2020-05-14 Publisher Amber Books Ltd Series World's Worst Short Title World's Worst Military Disasters Language English Subtitle Battlefield Calamities from the Ancient World to the Present Day DEWEY 904.7 UK Release Date 2020-05-14 Imprint Amber Books Ltd Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom AU Release Date 2020-05-14 NZ Release Date 2020-05-14 Pages 320 Illustrations 300 artworks and photos; 300 Illustrations, unspecified Author Chris McNab Audience General

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  • Condition: Brand New
  • ISBN-13: 9781782749813
  • Book Title: World's Worst Military Disasters
  • ISBN: 9781782749813
  • Publication Year: 2020
  • Type: Textbook
  • Format: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Publication Name: World's Worst Military Disasters: Battlefield Calamities from the Ancient World to the Present Day
  • Item Height: 124mm
  • Author: Chris Mcnab
  • Publisher: Amber Books Ltd
  • Item Width: 163mm
  • Subject: History
  • Item Weight: 516g
  • Number of Pages: 320 Pages

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