The Military's Strangest Campaigns by Tom Quinn

The Military's Strangest Campaigns by Tom Quinn

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.

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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ISBN 13	9781861059338
ISBN 10	1861059337
Title	The Military's Strangest Campaigns
Author	Tom Quinn
Series	Strangest
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	HarperCollins Publishers
Year published	2006-05-25
Number of pages	256
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