Military's Strangest Campaigns and Characters: Extraordinary But True Tales from Military History

by Tom Quinn

Book Overview

In their many guises military battles have shaped the course of history and in 'Military's Strangest Campaigns & Characters', Tom Quinn takes a look at some of the finest battles ever to be fought. Among the 100 or so stories, there's the extraordinary 'Battle That Never Was' between two Celtic tribes that never began (you will have to read the book to find out why), the ill-fated launch of the Russian warship Novgorod and the Victoria Cross winner...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1861059337
• ISBN13: 9781861059338
• Release Date: May 2006
• Publisher: Robson Books
• Length: 321 Pages
• Weight: 0.94 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.3" x 7.7"

Customer Reviews

Tales come from around the world and are entertaining and bizarre.

Military's Strangest Campaigns and Characters: Extraordinary But True Tales from Military History covers quite a long period of time - some two thousand years - and presents odd stories, from the Tsar who made his soldiers wear iron wigs to an officer who attended the funeral of his own leg. Tales come from around the world and are entertaining and bizarre.