Strange facts and bizarre anecdotes from centuries of armed conflict fought with everything from machetes to machine guns.
In this thought-provoking and highly entertaining book, Alan Axelrod, author of The Real History of World War II and many other titles, takes a journey through some of the lesser-known aspects of military history.Discover over a hundred fascinating, startling, or just plain odd facts and stories:
* Commanders-the good, the bad, and the lucky
* Defeats snatched from the jaws of victory
* The real reason American paratroopers bellowed "Geronimo!"when jumping out of their transport planes
* What-aside from German bombs-caused some of the more unlucky casualties of the London Blitz
* The shortest war in history-which lasted exactly 38 minutes
* and much more