| Fatal Victories: From the Crusades to Bunker Hill to the Vietnam War: History's Most Tragic Military Triumphs and the High Cost of Vict Contributor(s): Weir, William (Author) |
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ISBN: 1933648120 ISBN-13: 9781933648125 Publisher: Pegasus Books OUR PRICE: $17.05 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2006 Annotation: "A bull's eye performance."-Publishers Weekly "Unique and thought-provoking."-The Historian A noted historian and master storyteller explores the costly, often calamitous -effects of victories gained by brilliant military commanders in fourteen historical -battles-from Hannibal at Cannae to Bunker Hill, Sarajevo, Pearl Harbor, and the Tet Offensive in Vietnam. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Military - General |
| Dewey: 904.7 |
| Physical Information: 0.78" H x 6.08" W x 8.98" (0.77 lbs) 290 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: A bull's eye performance.-Publishers Weekly Unique and thought-provoking.-The Historian A noted historian and master storyteller explores the costly, often calamitous -effects of victories gained by brilliant military commanders in fourteen historical -battles-from Hannibal at Cannae to Bunker Hill, Sarajevo, Pearl Harbor, and the Tet Offensive in Vietnam. |