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    Days of Infamy: Military Blunders of the 20th Century
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    Days of Infamy: Military Blunders of the 20th Century
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    Days of Infamy: Military Blunders of the 20th Century

    Written by Michael Coffey

    Narrated by Robert Abia

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    About this audiobook

    A fascinating look behind more than fifty of the most historic military blunders of our century. Lively and engaging, in-depth and informative, this companion to an upcoming series on the History Channel goes beyond mere footage to delve into the facts of some well-remembered but little understood incidents and accidents of modern military history.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherPenguin Random House Audio
    Release dateDec 21, 1999
    ISBN9781415910597
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    Days of Infamy: Military Blunders of the 20th Century
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    Michael Coffey

    Michael Coffey is an ordained minister in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, currently serving as pastor of First English Lutheran Church in Austin, TX. He has previously served parishes in Burnet, TX and San Antonio, TX. He is a contributing writer for Sundays and Seasons and Sundays and Seasons: Preaching; and Classical Considerations: Useful Wisdom from Greece and Rome (2006).

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      I received this book for Christmas one year from my nephew Nicholas. It is a good read kind of sad and scary when you think about the loss of life. It is interesting to think how history might have been if this was a book on Military Miracles.