{"product_id":"how-to-lose-wwii-bad-mistakes-of-the-good-war-paperback","title":"How to Lose WWII: Bad Mistakes of the Good War - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBill Fawcett\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eHow to Lose WWII \u003c\/em\u003eis an engrossing, fact-filled collection from Bill Fawcett that sheds light on the biggest, and dumbest, screw-ups of the Great War. In the vein of his other phenomenal compendiums of amazing battlefield blunders, \u003cem\u003eHow to Lose a Battle \u003c\/em\u003eand\u003cem\u003e How to Lose a War, \u003c\/em\u003eFawcett focuses on some amazing catastrophic missteps of Axis and Allies alike. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn engrossing and fact-filled collection of the great screwups of the Great War\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNever had there been a war on the scale of World War II--a global conflict so widespread and involving so many different military organizations from such a diverse pool of combatant countries that the consequences of every decision, both the brilliant and the bad, were multiplied one hundredfold. Bill Fawcett, popular chronicler of monumental military mistakes and truly boneheaded battlefield blunders now looks closely at the historic errors that ultimately determined the course of post-WWII history. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA cornucopia of catastrophic missteps, including: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAn unprepared Poland is caught napping as the Nazis storm in virtually unopposed \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGermany misses a golden opportunity to take Britain out of the war at Dunkirk \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRussia plays Goliath to Finland's David \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFour valuable months are wasted as Allied forces sit trapped on the beaches of Anzio \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGermany squanders its costly development of jet power\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe secret 1942 battle Marshal Zhukov lost, along with half a million soldiers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBattles lost that should have been won, including Moscow, Stalingrad, and D-Day\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e--\u003cem\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/em\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn engrossing and fact-filled collection of the great screwups of the Great War\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNever had there been a war on the scale of World War II--a global conflict so widespread and involving so many different military organizations from such a diverse pool of combatant countries that the consequences of every decision, both the brilliant and the bad, were multiplied one hundredfold. Bill Fawcett, popular chronicler of monumental military mistakes and truly boneheaded battlefield blunders now looks closely at the historic errors that ultimately determined the course of post-WWII history. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA cornucopia of catastrophic missteps, including: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAn unprepared Poland is caught napping as the Nazis storm in virtually unopposed \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGermany misses a golden opportunity to take Britain out of the war at Dunkirk \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRussia plays Goliath to Finland's David \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFour valuable months are wasted as Allied forces sit trapped on the beaches of Anzio \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGermany squanders its costly development of jet power\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe secret 1942 battle Marshal Zhukov lost, along with half a million soldiers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBattles lost that should have been won, including Moscow, Stalingrad, and D-Day\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.73 x 7.94 x 5.34 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 01, 2010\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47376318791858,"sku":"9780061807312","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/64258e1793f81d2603b24083fa5bfca7.webp?v=1777699052","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/how-to-lose-wwii-bad-mistakes-of-the-good-war-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}