Strange facts and bizarre anecdotes from centuries of armed conflict fought with everything from machetes to machine guns.In this thought-provoking and highly entertaining book, Alan Axelrod, author of
The Real History of World War II and many other titles, takes a journey through some of the lesser-known aspects of military history. Discover over a hundred fascinating, startling, or just plain odd facts and stories:
- Commanders—the good, the bad, and the lucky
- Defeats snatched from the jaws of victory
- The real reason American paratroopers bellowed “Geronimo!” when jumping out of their transport planes
- What—aside from German bombs—caused some of the more unlucky casualties of the London Blitz
- The shortest war in history—which lasted exactly 38 minutes
- and much more
