The Greatest War Stories Never Told: 100 Tales from Military History to Astonish, Bewilder, and Stupefy
By Rick Beyer.
Description
Search the annals of military history and you will discover no end of quirky characters and surprising true stories: The topless dancer who saved the Byzantine Empire. The World War I battle that was halted so a soccer game could be played. The scientist who invented a pigeon-guided missile in 1943. And don't forget the elderly pig whose death triggered an international crisis between the United States and Great Britain.This is the kind of history you'll find in The Greatest War Stories Never Told. One hundred fascinating stories drawn from two thousand years of military history, ...
ISBN(s)
0060760176, 9780060760175
