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World War II: 4,139 Strange and Fascinating Facts (Strange & Fascinating Facts) (Hardcover)

~ Fred L. Worth (Author), Don Mccombs (Author)
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4,139 entries covering the battles, backgrounds and players in the Allied and Axis powers. A cornucopia of unusual information to intrigue any World War II buff and a unique approach to learning history. 672 pages.


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4,139 entries covering the battles, backgrounds and players in the Allied and Axis powers. A cornucopia of unusual information to intrigue any World War II buff and a unique approach to learning history. 672 pages.

Product Details

  • Hardcover: 672 pages
  • Publisher: Gramercy (February 26, 1994)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0517422867
  • ISBN-13: 978-0517422861
  • Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 6.6 x 2.2 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.9 pounds
  • Average Customer Review: 2.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #306,081 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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33 of 33 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars Not worth the paper its printed on., December 17, 2002
By R. L. Henderson "Dick" (Port Orchard, Washington) - See all my reviews
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I'd rate this a zero except that the system won't allow it.
"Strange and Fascinating Facts" - my wife gave it to me for my birthday since I'm a WWII historian and the title sounds good.
It's laid out alphabetically like a dictionary. As such when they got to the V's it appears the authors needed filler; so we have "Van Dyke, Dick" a comedian actor who spent two years in the "Army Air Force" (sic) in WWII. This is an example of their idea of a "strange" and/or "fascinating" fact. Doesn't even say where he was or what he did. Now if it said something like he was a waist gunner on a B-17 and flew 23 missions over Germany then maybe (?) it could qualify for being fascinating.
Please don't waste your money; I'm sorry my wife wasted ours.
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24 of 25 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars Interesting book, but FULL of errors, December 6, 2000
By THOMAS J ADKINS "1026scout" (Broomfield, CO USA) - See all my reviews
I bought this book based on the title and was very intrigued by it, but then... I started to notice errors. Once I started noticing the errors, I noticed more and more... I ended up compiling them, and will post on my homepage once my provider fixes their service to permit me to update it. homepages.address.com/atadkins under my page (tom) and then on a subpage. (I can't give direct link since it isn't working yet) The errors were blatant (Bismarck is called a pocket battleship in five entries), some are simple typos in name. The most frequent errors are in dates, especially those surrounding Stalingrad and the Bismarck Hunt.

I have compiled them into a document to send to the publisher. There are 123 errors, 15 internal contradictions, 31 questionable items, and I added on for good measure 80 updates and additions. That means at least 150 errors.

While I am not saying the book is bad (it contains many, many interesting tidbits and stories), the sheer magnitude of errors is irresponsible in my opinion, and reason to pause before buying.

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19 of 19 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars Bad, May 9, 2004
This book is a waste of money. Not only does it contain numerous spelling errors, it also is historically inaccurate in several passages which leads me to be suspicious of the accuracy of the rest of the book. Although some of the "facts" may seem interesting, the factual errors are too numerous to count.
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1.0 out of 5 stars Terrible!
There were so many errors. The facts were lame. I almost fell asleep reading the first page! Write a good book next time. If I could I would mark this a 0!
Published on January 26, 2007

3.0 out of 5 stars These Stats & Facts Peaked My Interest.
I found this to be a most interesting book, full of stats and facts of a war of major proportions. There were sixty-one countries involved, which included seventy-five percent of... Read more
Published on December 31, 2005 by Betty Burks

3.0 out of 5 stars Light Reading
This is a fun book just to flip though. I did notice a few errors but I do not think my knowledge of the events would rate as expert enough to come up with 130. Read more
Published on April 6, 2002 by John G. Hilliard

4.0 out of 5 stars NOT AN ORDINARY BOOK!
This book is an auxillary-dictionary for World War II researchers. Although it is not sufficient alone, it supports researchers' fast-reading demands about the Second World War... Read more
Published on June 22, 2000 by BURAK ÇINAR

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