Full name: Military Blunders: The How and Why of Military Failure

Author: Saul David Year: 1997 Rank: Rating: Original Rating: Pop Rating: Genres/categories: History, Non Fiction Purchase/reserch links: LibraryThing Goodreads Amazon ISBNs: 9780786705047 9781620870761 0786705043 1620870762

As this shrewd, controversial book shows, military disaster comes in many forms except, in hindsight, the unexpected. Written by a professional military historian, it both vividly describes some of the worst military blunders perpetrated since the birth of Christ and analyses the psychological and tactical factors at play to show why they happened.