Bad Days in Battle

Don Nardo

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Everyone makes mistakes, but they're not often on display for the whole world to see. These blunders in battle have gone down in history and will never be forgotten.

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• Publié par: Capstone Global Library
• Date de parution: 06 avril 2017
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9781474736848
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 19 Mo

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BadDaysin Battle

Don Nardo

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Contents

A Very Bad Day ............................... 4 Tricking the Enemy ......................... 6 How Embarrassing! ....................... 12 Going the Wrong Way ..................... 16 That Sinking Feeling ....................... 20 Odd Days in War ............................ 24 And He Survived! ........................... 28 Bad Orders ................................. 30 Mistaken Identity .......................... 36 What a Way to Start a War! ............... 38 Fun Facts ................................... 42 Glossary .................................... 44 Find Out More .............................. 46 Index ........................................ 48