The Guinness book of naval blunders (Record no. 8328)

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020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
International Standard Book Number 0851127134 (pbk.)
100 #1 - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name REGAN Geoffrey
245 #0 - TITLE STATEMENT
Title The Guinness book of naval blunders
260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC.
Place of publication, distribution, etc. Enfield, Middlesex:
Name of publisher, distributor, etc. Guinness Publishing,
Date of publication, distribution, etc. 1993
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Extent 186p.
520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC.
Summary, etc. The author of Guinness's two books of military blunders from all periods of history presents a corresponding survey of naval incompetence, focusing on the misjudgements and oversights of captains, fleet commanders and strategic planners from Roman times to the Falklands War. omissions of sailors of every rank, the book incorporates failed amphibious operations, avoidable submarine disasters and naval aviation disasters. Case studies at the end of each chapter provide analysis of what went wrong in key battles and campaigns such as Navarino, Tsushima, Gallipoli, Jutland, Midway and Leyte Gulf.
650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name entry element NAVAL AVIATION DISASTERS
945 ## - LOCAL PROCESSING INFORMATION (OCLC)
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Withdrawn status Lost status Source of classification or shelving scheme Damaged status Not for loan Home library Current library Shelving location Date acquired Total checkouts Full call number Barcode Date last seen Copy number Price effective from Koha item type
    Dewey Decimal Classification     Mindef Library & Info Centre Mindef Library & Info Centre On-Shelf 05/03/1998 1 359.409 REG 0002709 23/08/2022 1 03/01/2024 Book