The Resource Britain's 20 Worst Military Disasters : From the Roman Conquest to the Fall of Singapore, John Withington, (electronic resource)
Britain's 20 Worst Military Disasters : From the Roman Conquest to the Fall of Singapore, John Withington, (electronic resource)
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- Summary
- Britain's biggest military blunders and defeats throughout history, including Hastings, Somme, and Singapore Crecy, Agincourt, Blenheim, Trafalgar, Waterloo, El Alamein-war and history buffs know plenty about the great British military victories, often won against the odds. But what of the defeats and disasters, from Britain's conquest by Roman armies to the fall of Singapore in 1942, described by Churchill as the "worst disaster" in their military history? This is the story of those disasters, and the ones in between, from famous battles like Hastings and Yorktown, to those that are less well-known but had far-reaching consequences, such as Castillon. Others, like the Battle of the Medway in 1667, were deeply shameful-"a dishonor never to be wiped off"-but had relatively little long term impact. Sometimes, a brilliant retreat helped prevent an even greater calamity, as at Gallipoli and Dunkirk. This epic story follows British armies and navies across the world to France, Africa, North and South America, and the Far East. It is a tale of bungling, miscalculation, unpreparedness, and heroism
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 1 online resource (256 pages)
- Isbn
- 9780750981279
- Label
- Britain's 20 Worst Military Disasters : From the Roman Conquest to the Fall of Singapore
- Title
- Britain's 20 Worst Military Disasters
- Title remainder
- From the Roman Conquest to the Fall of Singapore
- Statement of responsibility
- John Withington
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- Britain's biggest military blunders and defeats throughout history, including Hastings, Somme, and Singapore Crecy, Agincourt, Blenheim, Trafalgar, Waterloo, El Alamein-war and history buffs know plenty about the great British military victories, often won against the odds. But what of the defeats and disasters, from Britain's conquest by Roman armies to the fall of Singapore in 1942, described by Churchill as the "worst disaster" in their military history? This is the story of those disasters, and the ones in between, from famous battles like Hastings and Yorktown, to those that are less well-known but had far-reaching consequences, such as Castillon. Others, like the Battle of the Medway in 1667, were deeply shameful-"a dishonor never to be wiped off"-but had relatively little long term impact. Sometimes, a brilliant retreat helped prevent an even greater calamity, as at Gallipoli and Dunkirk. This epic story follows British armies and navies across the world to France, Africa, North and South America, and the Far East. It is a tale of bungling, miscalculation, unpreparedness, and heroism
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- CtWfDGI
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- 1947-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Withington, John
- Dewey number
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- 355.00941
- 355.00941
- Index
- no index present
- LC call number
- DA
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- dictionaries
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
- Great Britain
- Target audience
- adult
- Label
- Britain's 20 Worst Military Disasters : From the Roman Conquest to the Fall of Singapore, John Withington, (electronic resource)
- Antecedent source
- unknown
- Control code
- frd00012672
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (256 pages)
- File format
- one file format
- Form of item
- online
- Governing access note
- Access limited to subscribing institutions
- Isbn
- 9780750981279
- Level of compression
- unknown
- Quality assurance targets
- not applicable
- Reformatting quality
- unknown
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
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- (Sirsi) i9780750981279
- (Sirsi) b1476241
- Label
- Britain's 20 Worst Military Disasters : From the Roman Conquest to the Fall of Singapore, John Withington, (electronic resource)
- Antecedent source
- unknown
- Control code
- frd00012672
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (256 pages)
- File format
- one file format
- Form of item
- online
- Governing access note
- Access limited to subscribing institutions
- Isbn
- 9780750981279
- Level of compression
- unknown
- Quality assurance targets
- not applicable
- Reformatting quality
- unknown
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
-
- (Sirsi) i9780750981279
- (Sirsi) b1476241
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