The Guinness book of naval blunders (Record no. 8328)
[ view plain ]
000 -LEADER | |
---|---|
fixed length control field | 00943cam a2200133 4500 |
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) | |
i | 0002709 |
r | Y |
s | Y |
Withdrawn status | Lost status | Source of classification or shelving scheme | Damaged status | Not for loan | Home library | Current library | Shelving location | Date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 |