Mud : a military history /
Napoleon delayed his attack at Waterloo to allow the mud to dry. Had he attacked earlier, he might have defeated Wellington before Blucher arrived. In November 1942, Russian mud stopped the Germans, who could not advance again until the temperature dropped low enough to freeze the mud. During the Vi...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Washington, D.C. :
Potomac Books,
[2007]
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| Edition: | First paperback edition. |
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| Summary: | Napoleon delayed his attack at Waterloo to allow the mud to dry. Had he attacked earlier, he might have defeated Wellington before Blucher arrived. In November 1942, Russian mud stopped the Germans, who could not advance again until the temperature dropped low enough to freeze the mud. During the Vietnam War, Project Popeye was an American attempt to lengthen the monsoon and cause delays on the Ho Chi Minh Trail. |
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| Physical Description: | xvi, 190 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781597970037 1597970034 |