Military Misfortunes: The Anatomy of Failure in War - Cohen & Gooch - Softcover BA with terrible casualties suffered by

with terrible casualties suffered by both sides in some of the worst fighting ever

The war is played as scenarios in which you

These represent Islamic infantry of the Middle East and Spain from the 7th Century onwards into the Crusader era of the 12th and 13th centuries

Played on a single map it includes 3 scenarios and 3 campaign games

with a result of 6 usually equalling a hit

Military Misfortunes: The Anatomy of Failure in War - Cohen & Gooch - Softcover BA with terrible casualties suffered byWhy do competent armies fail? Why did the American led coalition in Iraq fail to wage a classic counter insurgency campaign for so long after the fall of Baghdad? Why was the sophisticated Israeli intelligence service so thoroughly surprised by the onslaught of combined Arab armies during the Yom Kippur War of 1973? How did a dozen German U boats manage to humiliate the U. S. Navy for nine months in 1942 sinking an average of 650,000 tons of shipping