num_pages: 445
description: s/t: A History of the Character, Causes &amp; Consequences of Military Stupidity, from Crassus to Johnson &amp; Westmoreland This book continues the study of "the consequences of stupidity in high places" by examining the highly developed &amp; hitherto unstudied tradition of military incompetence. With iconoclastic wit &amp; great, if unconventional, erudition, Charles M. Fair elucidates the principles of military defeat through a highly entertaining series of portraits of its greatest practitioners.
language: English
title: From the Jaws of Victory
titlecomplete: From the Jaws of Victory
genres: Military Fiction, History, Nonfiction, Military History
ratings_count: 40
publisher: Simon & Schuster (NYC)