In their many guises military battles have shaped the course of history and in 'Military's Strangest Campaigns & Characters', Tom Quinn takes a look at some of the finest battles ever to be fought. Among the 100 or so stories, there's the extraordinary 'Battle That Never Was' between two Celtic tribes that never began (you will have to read the book to find out why), the ill-fated launch of the Russian warship Novgorod and the Victoria Cross winner who seemed absolutely determined to die, yet survived completely unscathed against all odds. There's also the tale of Vladmimir Peniakoff who was keen to read Milton's 'Paradise Lost' despite an angry buzz of planes overhead.
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Review:
Endlessly entertaining, these albums of mad miscellany abound with true accounts of history s strangest characters and events from potty potentates to dotty inventions. A mind-boggling excursion through the byways of the bizarre."
About the Author:
Tom Quinn is a journalist, juggler, orange peel collector and expert on Victorian fish painters, who spends much of his time travelling round Britain looking for quirky subjects to write about. He has written five titles in the best-selling Strangest series. Tom also writes occasional obituaries for The Times and edits Country Business magazine.
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- PublisherRobson Books Ltd
- Publication date2006
- ISBN 10 1861059337
- ISBN 13 9781861059338
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages256
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