Geoffrey Regan
Auteur de Great Military Blunders
A propos de l'auteur
Geoffrey Regan lives in Surrey, England.
Crédit image: http://www.thehistorian.co.uk/GeoffreyRegan.html
Œuvres de Geoffrey Regan
Narren, Nulpen, Niedermacher militärische Blindgänger und ihre größten Schlachten (1998) 2 exemplaires
Haditengerészeti baklövések : [a tengeri hadviselés melléfogásai az ókortól a 20. századig] (2001) 2 exemplaires
愚昧改变历史 1 exemplaire
Guinnessova kniha válečných omylů 1 exemplaire
The Past Times Book of Historical Anecdotes 1 exemplaire
Guerras, Politicos Y Mentiras/Picking the Bones: Como Nos Enganan Manipulando El Pasado Y El Presente (Spanish Edition) (2006) 1 exemplaire
Kniha vojenských omylů : [přehmaty, trapasy a osudná pochybení v historii válek] (2004) 1 exemplaire
Geoffrey Regan's Book Of Military Blunders 1 exemplaire
Étiqueté
Partage des connaissances
- Nom canonique
- Regan, Geoffrey
- Date de naissance
- 1946-07-15
- Sexe
- male
- Nationalité
- UK
- Études
- Sunbury Grammar School
University of Kent
University of London - Professions
- Headmaster
historical consultant, film and television
Membres
Critiques
Let Them Eat Cake: Amusing Slices from History par Geoffrey Regan
A lot of warmed-over anecdotes; funny ones, and a good selection to be sure, but many very familiar (and many ascribed to other individuals). The scanty illustrations are pretty forgettable. At least one of the anecdotes I saw, regarding the Black and Tans sacking an Irish castle, seems suspect.
½
Fairly routine collection of stories of naval warfare combat and design mishaps. Nothing strange or startling in it.
A well written book giving overviews and opinions on some of the biggest naval blunders, bad leadership, and poor designs.
I found this was the kind of history book that delivers fact with the readability of fiction. The facts were well conveyed and plentiful but it was the author's narrative that took me along on Emperor Heraclius' ascension to the purple of Byzantium and subsequent epic wars.
The author's argument that Heraclius' wars with the burgeoning Arabian peoples, recently united by Islam, were in effect the first of the crusades is compelling, highlighting Christianity's firm grip on the hearts of the Byzantine people and the emperor's use of this devotion.
The difficulties the empire faced in his time are laid bare in the text and this serves to magnify the intriguing mix of shrewdness and at times almost classical heroism in Heraclius' actions.
Well worth a read (though hard to get a hold of).… (plus d'informations)
The author's argument that Heraclius' wars with the burgeoning Arabian peoples, recently united by Islam, were in effect the first of the crusades is compelling, highlighting Christianity's firm grip on the hearts of the Byzantine people and the emperor's use of this devotion.
The difficulties the empire faced in his time are laid bare in the text and this serves to magnify the intriguing mix of shrewdness and at times almost classical heroism in Heraclius' actions.
Well worth a read (though hard to get a hold of).… (plus d'informations)
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Statistiques
- Œuvres
- 54
- Membres
- 948
- Popularité
- #27,125
- Évaluation
- 3.5
- Critiques
- 8
- ISBN
- 90
- Langues
- 7