{"product_id":"how-to-lose-a-war-at-sea-9780062069092","title":"How to Lose a War at Sea","description":"\u003cp\u003eAn engrossing compendium of high-seas military disasters\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the days of the Spanish Armada to the modern age of aircraft carriers, battles have been bungled just as badly on water as they have been on land. Some blunders were the result of insufficient planning, overinflated egos, espionage, or miscalculations; others were caused by ideas that didn't hold water in the first place. In glorious detail, here are thirty-three of history's worst maritime mishaps, including: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003e The British Royal Navy's misguided attempts to play it safe during the American Revolution\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e The short life and death of the Imperial Japanese Navy\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e The scuttling of the \u003cem\u003eGraf Spee\u003c\/em\u003e by a far inferior force\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e The sinking of the Nazi megaship \u003cem\u003eBismarck\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \"Remember the \u003cem\u003eMaine\u003c\/em\u003e \"--the lies that started the Spanish-American War\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e Admiral Nelson losing track of Napoleon but redeeming himself at the Nile\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e The ANZAC disaster at Gallipoli\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e Germany's failed WWII campaign in the North Atlantic\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e Kennedy's quarantine of Cuba\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eChock-full of amazing facts and hilarious trivia, \u003cem\u003eHow to Lose a War at Sea\u003c\/em\u003e is the most complete volume of nautical failures ever assembled.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eFawcett, Bill:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eBill Fawcett is the author and editor of more than a dozen books, including \u003cem\u003eYou Did What?\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eIt Seemed Like a Good Idea . . . \u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eHow to Lose a Battle\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eYou Said What?\u003c\/em\u003e He lives in Illinois.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"William Morrow \u0026 Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50513751736594,"sku":"9780062069092","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_f729dd66-1067-4cef-9152-4b8c1d2ccd4a.jpg?v=1730966432","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/how-to-lose-a-war-at-sea-9780062069092","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}