Ebook: Stupid wars: a handbook of botched putsches, failed coups, inane invasions, and ridiculous revolutions

Valens and the end of the Roman Empire, 377 -- Fourth Crusade, 1198 -- Whiskey Rebellion, 1794 -- War of the Triple Alliance, 1865 -- War of the Pacific, 1879 -- U.S. invasion of Russia, 1918 -- Hitler's beer hall putsch, 1923 -- Chaco War, 1932 -- Winter War between Russia and Finland, 1939 -- Romania fights both sides in World War II, 1941 -- Generals' coup against Hitler, 1941 -- Bag of Pigs invasion, 1961 -- Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, 1979 -- Falkland War, 1982 -- U.S. invasion of Grenada, 1983 -- Soivet coup against Gorbachev, 1991.;A lighthearted collection of military blunders includes synopses of such campaigns as the United States' invasion of Russia, the ill-fated Falklands War, and Hitler's beer-hall putsch, and pays tribute to the poor judgment that contributed to the failures.