The Gravest Military Blunders: The Costly Consequences of Human Folly in Modern Warfare
Throughout history, we have celebrated military genius and bravery, but there is another side to the coin – military incompetence. This is a largely preventable, tragically expensive, yet totally absorbing aspect of human behavior. From the Battle of the Somme to the Gulf War, the 20th century’s belief that new military technology would bring about…