{"product_id":"how-to-lose-a-war-more-foolish-plans-and-great-military-blunders-paperback","title":"How to Lose a War: More Foolish Plans and Great Military Blunders - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBill Fawcett\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the Crusades to the modern age of chemical warfare and smart bombs, history is littered with truly disastrous military campaigns. \u003cem\u003eHow to Lose a War\u003c\/em\u003e chronicles some of the most remarkable strategic catastrophes and doomed military adventures of overreaching invaders and clueless defenders--whether the failure was a result of poor planning, miscalculations, monumental ego, or failed intelligence . . . or just a really stupid idea to begin with.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAlexander invades India--and ends up in deep vindaloo.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSacre bleu! The French are humiliated by Prussia in 1870.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003espain's \"invincible navy\" breaks up off the coast of britain while attempting an invasion.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe mau mau rebellion against the british in kenya shows us how not to run an insurgency.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChiang Kai-Shek's pathetic army fails to keep Mao's Communists from grabbing China.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 368\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.88 x 7.92 x 5.34 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 11, 2009\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42135930175623,"sku":"9780061358449","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/51f1b11a043b501d62ef30f91ce78cff.webp?v=1732652980","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/how-to-lose-a-war-more-foolish-plans-and-great-military-blunders-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}