Military Errors of World War Two
by Kenneth Macksey
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Delay, failure, and, ultimately, defeat: those were the results of these 16 crucial mistakes by military and political leaders. From Hitler's postponement of the invasion of Britain, to ineptitude in the Western desert, from errors in the Battle of the Atlantic to the Japanese mistakes in the Pacific, see how an entire army's downfall can hinge on one momentous decision. A telling account of poor judgment--and of greed, arrogance, complacency, and misused manpower, even by those who tasted show more victory elsewhere. show lessTags
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This book did not start well for me. Tightly bound, I do not like the fussy typeface and the use of the European number seven - 7 with a cross bar. Poor proof reading means there are already too many typographical errors in the first chapters.
Once I got over this disappointment, I then found another - more evidence of poor editing and proof reading. Some of the sentences are far too long, such that the reader has to go back over the same words having lost one's way - sentences that are six or seven lines long are not uncommon, it seems, for this writer!
Anyway, the first chapter, entitled Events Before 1940, was interesting. Trying to ignore long sentences, typeface and typesetting errors, I enjoyed the book and learned a fair amount.
Once I got over this disappointment, I then found another - more evidence of poor editing and proof reading. Some of the sentences are far too long, such that the reader has to go back over the same words having lost one's way - sentences that are six or seven lines long are not uncommon, it seems, for this writer!
Anyway, the first chapter, entitled Events Before 1940, was interesting. Trying to ignore long sentences, typeface and typesetting errors, I enjoyed the book and learned a fair amount.
5 stars - a no brainer; the decision to give it 5 stars m, not the book😀
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- Military errors of World War Two
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- World War II (1939 | 1945); Battle of the Atlantic (1939 | 1945); World War II, Pacific Theater (1941-12-07 | 1945-09-02)
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