BOOKS
Geoffrey Regan, Guinness Medd.
The Guinness Book of Naval Blunders.
London, Guinness Publishing, 1993.
€ 9.50
Softcover, 186pp., 19x25cm., illustr. in b/w., in good condition (covers with some trace of use on the edges and corners, inside very good). ISBN: 9780851127132.
The Guinness Book of Naval Blunders offers a fascinating and entertaining exploration of historical maritime mistakes and errors from antiquity to the late twentieth century. The author highlights miscalculations, poor strategic decisions and technical failures by captains, fleet commanders, strategists and designers of warships. Case studies of famous naval battles and campaigns such as Navarino, Tsushima, Gallipoli, Jutland, Midway, and Leyte Gulf demonstrate how human error, design flaws, and misjudgements often had disastrous consequences. This richly illustrated and anecdotal study combines serious analysis of what went wrong with accessible storytelling, making it both informative and entertaining for readers interested in naval and military history.





