Major Blunders of the Second World War: New Insights Into Mistakes and Their Consequences

By: Sangster, Andrew

A mistake is an error of judgement, a blunder is a mistake caused by carelessness or ignorance, implying incompetence. Blunders are not always the result of incompetence; a chess player may give a critical piece away being distracted by noise, but in war it results in death with serious repercussions. This book explores such errors during the Second World War, some hardly known, a few contentious, many embarrassing.

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• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1036112772
• ISBN13: 9781036112776
• Release Date: December 2024
• Publisher: Pen & Sword Military
• Length: 224 Pages