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Weird War: Curious Military Trivia

Weird War: Curious Military Trivia
Date: March 5th, 2013
ISBN: 1435144236
Language: English
Number of pages: 174 pages
Format: EPUB
Strange facts and bizarre anecdotes from centuries of armed conflict fought with everything from machetes to machine guns.

In this thought-provoking and highly entertaining book, Alan Axelrod, author of The Real History of World War II and many other titles, takes a journey through some of the lesser-known aspects of military history. Discover over a hundred fascinating, startling, or just plain odd facts and stories:
• Commanders—the good, the bad, and the lucky
• Defeats snatched from the jaws of victory
• The real reason American paratroopers bellowed "Geronimo!" when jumping out of their transport planes
• What—aside from German bombs—caused some of the more unlucky casualties of the London Blitz
• The shortest war in history—which lasted exactly 38 minutes
• and much more

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