The Guinness Book of Naval Blunders

The Guinness Book of Naval Blunders
ISBN-10
0851127134
ISBN-13
9780851127132
Category
Naval art and science
Pages
186
Language
English
Published
1993
Author
Geoffrey Regan

Description

The author of Guinness's two books of military blunders from all periods of history presents a corresponding survey of naval incompetence, focusing on the misjudgements and oversights of captains, fleet commanders and strategic planners from Roman times to the Falklands War. omissions of sailors of every rank, the book incorporates failed amphibious operations, avoidable submarine disasters and naval aviation disasters. Case studies at the end of each chapter provide analysis of what went wrong in key battles and campaigns such as Navarino, Tsushima, Gallipoli, Jutland, Midway and Leyte Gulf.

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