Great Military Disasters

Great Military Disasters (Military Pocket Guides) : Insightful text, full-colour tactical maps, as well as detailed artwork and photography explore over 20 of the most famous and infamous debacles in the history of armed conflict around the world. From Cannae, Agincourt and the Spanish Armada to Little Big Horn, Pearl Harbor and Mogadishu, discover how disastrous an impact incompetence, bad weather, confusion and sometimes even stubborn pride had on the outcome of each battle.