{"product_id":"how-to-lose-a-war-more-foolish-plans-and-great-military-blunders-9780061358449","title":"How to Lose a War: More Foolish Plans and Great Military Blunders","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrom the Crusades to the modern age of chemical warfare and smart bombs, history is littered with truly disastrous military campaigns. \u003cem\u003eHow to Lose a War\u003c\/em\u003e chronicles some of the most remarkable strategic catastrophes and doomed military adventures of overreaching invaders and clueless defenders--whether the failure was a result of poor planning, miscalculations, monumental ego, or failed intelligence . . . or just a really stupid idea to begin with.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAlexander invades India--and ends up in deep vindaloo.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSacre bleu! The French are humiliated by Prussia in 1870.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003espain's invincible navy breaks up off the coast of britain while attempting an invasion.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe mau mau rebellion against the british in kenya shows us how not to run an insurgency.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChiang Kai-Shek's pathetic army fails to keep Mao's Communists from grabbing China.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-105567\"\u003eBill Fawcett\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e William Morrow \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/11\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 368\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.59lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.92h x 5.34w x 0.88d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780061358449\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0061358444\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-HIS\"\u003eHistory\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-HIS027150\"\u003eMilitary | Naval\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-HIS\"\u003eHistory\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-HIS049000\"\u003eEssays\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"William Morrow \u0026 Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42668311675117,"sku":"9780061358449","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_f5becba2-886a-4c7c-9158-a5b0eb696134.jpg?v=1649453637","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/how-to-lose-a-war-more-foolish-plans-and-great-military-blunders-9780061358449","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}