An engrossing compendium of high-seas military disasters
From the days of the Spanish Armada to the modern age of
aircraft carriers, battles have been bungled just as badly on water
as they have been on land. Some blunders were the result of
insufficient planning, overinflated egos, espionage, or
miscalculations; others were caused by ideas that didn't hold water
in the first place. In glorious detail, here are thirty-three of
history's worst maritime mishaps, including: The British Royal
Navy's misguided attempts to play it safe during the American
Revolution The short life and death of the Imperial Japanese Navy
The scuttling of the Graf Spee by a far inferior force The sinking
of the Nazi megaship Bismarck "Remember the Maine "--the lies that
started the Spanish-American War Admiral Nelson losing track of
Napoleon but redeeming himself at the Nile The ANZAC disaster at
Gallipoli Germany's failed WWII campaign in the North Atlantic
Kennedy's quarantine of Cuba
Chock-full of amazing facts and hilarious trivia, How to Lose a
War at Sea is the most complete volume of nautical failures ever
assembled.
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