Blue on Blue: A History of Friendly Fire - Softcover
From renowned military historian Geoffrey Regan comes a gripping look at war's most incomprehensible tragedies -- a study of the subject of unforgettable true accounts of disastrous panics & fatal mistakes from ancient Athens to Pork Chop Hill to the Persian Gulf. Friendly fire, the accidental killing of troops by their own forces, is also known as blue-on-blue. Chapters of the book include: storm in the desert; ground warfare from ancient times to the First World War; ground warfare from 1914 to the present day; blue-on-blue in air warfare; blue-on-blue in naval warfare; discipline & friendly fire; afterword; & bibliography.
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Geoffrey Regan is a military historian. He is the author of many books including Military Blunders, Naval Blunders and Royal Blunders. He lives in Surrey, England.
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Geoffrey Regan has written a frightening and important work that should be read by every member of the military. Regan, a well-known British military historian, specializes in the area of military blunders. His most recent work has been nominated for a Wolfson Prize. --Major the Rev. Arthur Gans, The Canadian Military Journal
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- PublisherAvon Books
- Publication date1995
- ISBN 10 0788198084
- ISBN 13 9780788198083
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages258
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Blue on Blue: A History of Friendly Fire
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(1995)
ISBN 10: 0788198084
ISBN 13: 9780788198083
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Book Description Trade Paperback. Condition: Very Good. 258 pp, index. Wraps have light edge and corner wear. Interior unmarked, spine straight and uncreased. Seller Inventory # 017785
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