A Military Miscellany

by Thomas Ayres

Book Overview

For armchair generals, history buffs, and military enthusiasts everywhere,A Military Miscellanyis an essential and entertaining collection of fascinating and little-known facts, anecdotes, lists, and... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0553804405
• ISBN13: 9780553804409
• Release Date: October 2006
• Publisher: Bantam Books
• Length: 198 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 4.8" x 7.5"

Customer Reviews

Good Reading For Military Interests

I got this book for my son, a major in the Green Berets, but I had to read it first... it was so interesting and so FULL of remarkable facts/figures of military information. A great read for anyone interested in military trivia and major facts broken down. Easy, so easy to read.

For Any History Buff

A great book for any history or military buff. I bought two more copies as gifts after I finished reading it. It's formatted for an extremely easy read. You will not be disappointed.

AN AWESOME, FASCINATING TREASURE TROVE OF MILITARY FACTS & STORIES

Five ENGAGING Stars!! Just handling "A Military Miscellany" almost reminds me of the military Field Manuals like FM 22-5, Drill and Ceremonies, in terms of dustcover color, approximate size, and the heft of it. And if you're a Vet like me that triggers a rush of military memories, past and present. Which is what we have here: an awesome collection of military facts, memories, stories, and sometimes just raw data stretching from the Revolutionary War to today. Not arranged in any particular chronological order, you can virtually open any page and begin reading another fascinating and little known fact or story or quote that usually begins and ends on that page (or less than a page). Who is the only woman to receive a Congressional Medal of Honor? How did the Germans light up the nighttime battlefield at the Battle of the Bulge? What is the bloodiest conflict in the history of warfare? What is the only unit to have ALL members receive Congressional Medals of Honor? Who was "Wrong Hill Teddy"? What really happened in the case of Vietnam's Lt. William Calley (it's not what you may have heard!)? Were the Japanese planning to surrender before the A-Bombs fell? What did "Fat Henry" do at the Battle of Bunker Hill? What was the first non-stop flight around the world? Was mainland USA attacked during WW II (the answer is yes, but the way it was attacked is not the conventionally believed story)? What was the fate of the neutron bomb? Answers to those questions and many more are contained in these 199 pages. Of special interest are: the 13-page "A Chronology of America's Foreign Military Involvement" (can you 'cherry pick' it?) and "The Most Critical Battles in US History". This is a wonderful book for military and non-military persons, it belongs on any military book shelf. It would make a wonderful present for everyone from a new recruit coming on active duty, to a military person in or out of battle, to a soon-to-be retired military person, to any Veteran or civilian war buff. And it may set off some arguments! This book is written to be consumed just the way we military personnel like our food: well-done, well-defined servings, with lots of meat in it, to be consumed in no particular order. An AWESOME collection!! Five Fascinating Stars!! (Hardcover, 199 pages.)