Covering an impressive sweep of history from the days of Alexander the Great to the twentieth century - including Korea, Vietnam, the Falklands and the Gulf War - the author describes friendly fire incidents in detail and examines the causes behind them, which can often be traced to human frailty. This engrossing study examines the truth behind the most tragic examples of military incompetence and sheds explosive new light on an ever growing problem.
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Fascinating look at the weak link in war....MAN!!!,
This review is from: Backfire: A History of Friendly Fire from Ancient Warfare to the Present Day (Paperback)
This is a fascinating and somewhat morbid humorous look at man's ability to kill himself in war......even if this means killing himself and his allies. The book reads well as a result of the author's interesting and humorous manner of writing. Sure it is not a humorous subject but sometimes one cannot help but laugh at the abject stupidity of mankind throughout history. This book proves that no matter how much technology advances there is always a weak link...mankind. Furthermore this book also proves that there shouldn't be such a fuss about blue on blue kills in the first or second Gulf Wars since this is nothing compared to the blue on blue in past conflicts.
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