James M. Perry:Arrogant Armies : Great Military Disasters and the Generals Behind Them by James M. Perry
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Spanning more than two hundred years of martial adventurism, aggression, and outright blundering, Arrogant Armies chronicles the profoundly misguided and utterly calamitous military exped… Mehr…
Spanning more than two hundred years of martial adventurism, aggression, and outright blundering, Arrogant Armies chronicles the profoundly misguided and utterly calamitous military expeditions of the great empire builders and overconfident expeditionary forces. From colonial America to South Africa, from Mesopotamia to Khartoum, an extraordinary number of presumably superior armies grievously underestimated native forces. Using contemporary newspaper accounts, military memoirs, diaries of soldiers who fought in the battles, and other firsthand letters and papers, noted journalist James Perry brings a sense of urgency and immediacy to these historic defeats. At times devastating, at times hilarious, his vast panorama of human folly is peopled by frightened soldiers, zealous native resistance, and, of course, a colorful gallery of arrogant, often inept, officers. Many of them received their ultimate comeuppance in these battles: Generals Edward Braddock, Charles MacCarthy, William R. Shafter, Charles Vere Ferrers Townshend, Charles "Chinese" Gordon, William George Keith Elphinstone, Manuel Fernandez Silvestre, and many others. What is most remarkable about Arrogant Armies is the cumulative power of these ironic encounters. Black humor, brutality, staggering incompetence, and genuine drama come together with devastating force. In Arrogant Armies, Perry casts a sharply critical eye on what he describes as the "small wars, what Kipling called the 'savage wars of peace.'" It is fascinating history and a compelling commentary on politics and "the dark side of the human race...its deadly preoccupation with war." Book jacket. Media >, [PU: Castle Books]<
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Hove: Priory Press. Minimal wear. From the Estate of Michael Barcham Green. A portion of profits from the sale of this book goes to the Linlithgow Union Canal Society. . Near Fine. Hardcover. 1977., Priory Press, 1977, 3.5, Edinburgh: Chambners, 2008. First Edition. Paperback. New/No d/j as Published. Type: Book, Chambners, 2008, 6, Adams & Dart. Good in Good dust jacket. 1971. Hardcover. Hardback; edge of pages yellowed otherwise very good in yellowed dustjacket. ; Facsimile reprint of 1837 edition. 'Their Origin, History, Varieties, Materials, Construction, Defects, Improvements and Capabilities'. A guide to the English horse-drawn carriage; the author was a coach-builder. With new Introduction by Jack Simmons. Illustrated. ; 315 pages ., Adams & Dart, 1971, 2.5, EDISION, NJ: Castle Books, 2009. 2nd Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Like New/Like New. 6.5 x 1 x 9.5 inches. NEAR FINE/NEAR FINEHardcover: 320 pages Publisher: Castle Books (August 14, 2009) Language: English ISBN-10: 078582023X ISBN-13: 978-0785820239 Product Dimensions: 6.5 x 1 x 9.5 inches Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds Spanning more than two hundred years of martial adventurism, aggression, and outright blundering, Arrogant Armies chronicles the profoundly misguided and utterly calamitous military expeditions of the great empire builders and overconfident expeditionary forces. From colonial America to South Africa, from Mesopotamia to Khartoum, an extraordinary number of presumably superior armies grievously underestimated native forces., Castle Books, 2009, 5<
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EDISION, NJ: Castle Books, 2009. 2nd Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Like New/Like New. 6.5 x 1 x 9.5 inches. NEAR FINE/NEAR FINEHardcover: 320 pages Publisher: Castle Books (August 14… Mehr…
EDISION, NJ: Castle Books, 2009. 2nd Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Like New/Like New. 6.5 x 1 x 9.5 inches. NEAR FINE/NEAR FINEHardcover: 320 pages Publisher: Castle Books (August 14, 2009) Language: English ISBN-10: 078582023X ISBN-13: 978-0785820239 Product Dimensions: 6.5 x 1 x 9.5 inches Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds Spanning more than two hundred years of martial adventurism, aggression, and outright blundering, Arrogant Armies chronicles the profoundly misguided and utterly calamitous military expeditions of the great empire builders and overconfident expeditionary forces. From colonial America to South Africa, from Mesopotamia to Khartoum, an extraordinary number of presumably superior armies grievously underestimated native forces., Castle Books, 2009, 5<
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Perry, James M.:ARROGANT ARMIES: GREAT MILITARY DISASTERS AND THE GENERALS BEHIND THEM
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