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Item specifics
- Condition
- Brand New: A new, unread, unused book in perfect condition with no missing or damaged pages. See all condition definitionsopens in a new window or tab
- Personalize
- No
- Type
- Novel
- Era
- 2000s
- Signed
- No
- Ex Libris
- No
- Narrative Type
- Nonfiction
- Personalized
- No
- Original Language
- English
- Country/Region of Manufacture
- United States
- Inscribed
- No
- Vintage
- No
- ISBN
- 9781846033773
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN-10
1846033772
ISBN-13
9781846033773
eBay Product ID (ePID)
71902524
Product Key Features
Book Title
Loose Cannons : 101 Myths, Mishaps and Misadventurers of Military History
Number of Pages
320 Pages
Language
English
Topic
War & Military, Military / World War II, Short Stories (Single Author), Historical, Humorous / General
Publication Year
2009
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Fiction, History
Book Series
General Military Ser.
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
1.2 in
Item Weight
13.9 Oz
Item Length
7.7 in
Item Width
4.9 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2009-517094
Dewey Edition
22
Reviews
"Loose Cannons exposes many long-held myths about military leaders and operations, from the idea that Hitler was a vegetarian obsessed by occult to the invention of the 'Mau-Mau' organization and the fact that the Japanese were trying to complete their own nuclear warhead when the Americans beat them. An outstanding trivia fact book for any military library." -- The Midwest Book Review (February 2010) "Frequently amusing, often silly, and on occasion interesting, Graeme Donald's Loose Cannons: Myths, Mishaps, and Misadventures of Military History offers a distracting romp through a series of historical myths relating to military history... Donald's dry wit contributes mightily to what makes Loose Cannons a fun, breezy read. It isn't scholarship (and the more persnickety at times will wail about his lack of footnotes or corroboration), but this won't detract from the enjoyment one gets from romping through these distracting, myth-busting vignettes." -- Jordan Magill, San Francisco Book Review (March 2010) "A funny, often irreverent look at two thousand years of lies, inaccuracies, progaganda, deceit, downright foolishness, and little-known facts from the world of militaria... Military mishaps and misconceptions are explored in this entertaining expose of long-held myths that we generally hold to be the unvarnished truth." -- History Magazine (April/May 2010), " Loose Cannons exposes many long-held myths about military leaders and operations, from the idea that Hitler was a vegetarian obsessed by occult to the invention of the 'Mau-Mau' organization and the fact that the Japanese were trying to complete their own nuclear warhead when the Americans beat them. An outstanding trivia fact book for any military library." - The Midwest Book Review (February 2010) "Frequently amusing, often silly, and on occasion interesting, Graeme Donald's Loose Cannons: Myths, Mishaps, and Misadventures of Military History offers a distracting romp through a series of historical myths relating to military history... Donald's dry wit contributes mightily to what makes Loose Cannons a fun, breezy read. It isn't scholarship (and the more persnickety at times will wail about his lack of footnotes or corroboration), but this won't detract from the enjoyment one gets from romping through these distracting, myth-busting vignettes." -Jordan Magill, San Francisco Book Review (March 2010) "A funny, often irreverent look at two thousand years of lies, inaccuracies, progaganda, deceit, downright foolishness, and little-known facts from the world of militaria... Military mishaps and misconceptions are explored in this entertaining expose of long-held myths that we generally hold to be the unvarnished truth." - History Magazine (April/May 2010), "Loose Cannonsexposes many long-held myths about military leaders and operations, from the idea that Hitler was a vegetarian obsessed by occult to the invention of the 'Mau-Mau' organization and the fact that the Japanese were trying to complete their own nuclear warhead when the Americans beat them. An outstanding trivia fact book for any military library." -The Midwest Book Review(February 2010), "Loose Cannonsexposes many long-held myths about military leaders and operations, from the idea that Hitler was a vegetarian obsessed by occult to the invention of the 'Mau-Mau' organization and the fact that the Japanese were trying to complete their own nuclear warhead when the Americans beat them. An outstanding trivia fact book for any military library." -The Midwest Book Review(February 2010) "Frequently amusing, often silly, and on occasion interesting, Graeme Donald'sLoose Cannons: Myths, Mishaps, and Misadventures of Military Historyoffers a distracting romp through a series of historical myths relating to military history... Donald's dry wit contributes mightily to what makesLoose Cannonsa fun, breezy read. It isn't scholarship (and the more persnickety at times will wail about his lack of footnotes or corroboration), but this won't detract from the enjoyment one gets from romping through these distracting, myth-busting vignettes." -Jordan Magill,San Francisco Book Review(March 2010)
Dewey Decimal
355.009
Table Of Content
- THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE DEADLY: little-known biographical detail of some of the more 'flamboyant' characters to grace or disgrace a uniform - MILITARY MISCONCEPTIONS: an overturning of some of the more established 'truths' bandied about the arena of military history - QUOTE-MISQUOTE: military 'quotes' that never touched the lips of those to whom they are attributed and an unscrambling of the mish-mash of half-truths and misunderstanding of others - SAD WARS AND MAD WEAPONS: Some of the ludicrous wars that have taken place through history, and the more lunatic devices contrived to wreak death and destruction but which proved more of a danger to the inventors.
Synopsis
From the author of Sticklers, Sideburns, and Bikinis comes this funny, often irreverent look at two thousand years of lies, inaccuracies, propaganda, deceit, downright foolishness, and little-known facts from the ars militaria. On Hitler: "[No one] ever produced 'proof' of Hitler having won the Iron Cross, Second Class without which the First Class could not be awarded. He was a liar, but his favorite WWI yarn, about his life being spared by a British soldier who had him dead in his sights, is unfortunately true. It seems we have Private Henry Tandy VC, then of the Green Howards, to thank for all the fun of Round 2 with Germany." On Che Guevara: "The darling of week-end rebels and champagne socialists, Guevara continues to be lauded by the intellectually bankrupt who sport his image on T-shirts, making Guevara the only racist, mass murderer to become a fashion-accessory. He neither lived nor died a hero and almost everything trumpeted about him is false." On the Lusitania: She was not an American liner; she was not sunk on her maiden voyage; she was not an 'innocent' sunk without warning by the nasty Germans; the incident was not responsible for America's entry into WW1, and as for British connivance into her sinking, the jury is still out on that. On breast enhancement surgery: One of the more unusual 'developments' from WWII, to say the least, but modern breast enhancement techniques were a direct result of the American occupation of post-war Japan., From the author of Sticklers, Sideburns, and Bikinis comes this funny, often irreverent look at two thousand years of lies, inaccuracies, propaganda, deceit, downright foolishness, and little-known facts from the ars militaria. On Hitler: " No one] ever produced 'proof' of Hitler having won the Iron Cross, Second Class without which the First Class could not be awarded. He was a liar, but his favorite WWI yarn, about his life being spared by a British soldier who had him dead in his sights, is unfortunately true. It seems we have Private Henry Tandy VC, then of the Green Howards, to thank for all the fun of Round 2 with Germany." On Che Guevara: "The darling of week-end rebels and champagne socialists, Guevara continues to be lauded by the intellectually bankrupt who sport his image on T-shirts, making Guevara the only racist, mass murderer to become a fashion-accessory. He neither lived nor died a hero and almost everything trumpeted about him is false." On the Lusitania: She was not an American liner; she was not sunk on her maiden voyage; she was not an 'innocent' sunk without warning by the nasty Germans; the incident was not responsible for America's entry into WW1, and as for British connivance into her sinking, the jury is still out on that. On breast enhancement surgery: One of the more unusual 'developments' from WWII, to say the least, but modern breast enhancement techniques were a direct result of the American occupation of post-war Japan.
LC Classification Number
U27
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- -***1 (716)- Feedback left by buyer.Past monthVerified purchaseGreat seller! Item was shipped promptly. It was nicely packaged and is as described. Thank you!
- b***e (2417)- Feedback left by buyer.Past monthVerified purchaseFast shipping Excellent packaging Exactly as advertised Great transaction!
- n***a (1060)- Feedback left by buyer.Past monthVerified purchaseBooklet falling apart despite attempt to tape it together, several pages slit across the middle, condition listed as “used” should have read “abused”. eBay needs to monitor its sellers better. I want my money back.Reply from: luv2stash- Feedback replied by seller luv2stash.- Feedback replied by seller luv2stash.All books are from either a private stash or library. The really rare ones sometimes are not in good shape. We usually screen the books and offer to take them back. Please remove your feedback to give us a chance to rectify the situation. You did not indicate what you wanted us to do before your negative feedback which is in really bad form. There is no way we would single you for an inadequate purchase. Please remove your negative and lets make you happy!