2019年1月4日 · Battlefield blunders can be as decisive as brilliant tactics, whether they suddenly advance tribal factions toward nationhood, punish a proud military unaccustomed to losing or temporarily swing the balance of power in an utterly unexpected direction. That said, following are five losers who might have wished for a do-over. Hamilton at Gallipoli

From ignorant Roman generals to over-ambitious American lieutenants, history is full of soldiers who made catastrophic mistakes. Conflicts as relevant as World War Two and as ancient as the Second Punic War were defined by these blunders and their consequences.

A military disaster is the defeat of one side in a battle or war which results in the complete failure of the losing side to achieve their objectives, often with a high and disproportionate loss of life.

2010年4月26日 · The truly biggest blunder of the war was the toothless “guarantee” of Poland’s absurd boundaries, provided by the UK and France in 1939, smack dab in the middle of a major border argument between Germany and Poland.

2013年1月18日 · As impressive as popular portrayals of American military might and triumph may be, the non-airbrushed version of United States’ military history is actually even more remarkable. Specifically, that the US managed to survive its own blunders, boners, …

2025年3月4日 · Without any further ado, here are some of the top military blunders throughout history! You’d think a huge goal for most warships would be to avoid sinking themselves, but it happens more than you’d think. As World War II drew closer, a Brazilian cruiser, called the Bahia, was stationed outside of Brazil to protect Allied convoys.

2014年10月23日 · Historically, this has been regarded as one of Hitler’s major blunders. At the time, however, it gave German submariners their first opportunity to feast upon American coastal shipping .

Here are five of the biggest military blunders of all time. The Battle of Red Cliffs (also known as the Battle of Chibi) was a decisive battle fought in 208–209 AD between the forces of the warlords Liu Bei and Cao Cao in the late Eastern Han Dynasty. It resulted in a catastrophic loss of Cao Cao’s forces, who were far larger and better equipped.

2014年12月2日 · Blinders, Blunders, and Wars analyzes eight historical examples of strategic blunders regarding war and peace and four examples of decisions that turned out well, and then applies those lessons to the current Sino-American case.

Great Blunders Of World War II is a documentary series looking at some of the worst errors of World War II that affected the course of history. [1] [2] They are the decisions that have gone down in infamy, the battles determined not by bravery and …