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FACT OR PHONY: THE FACT OR FICTN BEHND BATTLES AND WARS

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<P>In this entertaining yet informative book, the facts about history's greatest wars and battles are separated from fiction. "Battle blunders" highlight some of history's worst war mistakes, while fact boxes pack this book with information that will dazzle any history buff.</P>

Fact or Phony?: The Fact or Fiction Behind Battles and Wars

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Front Cover.
Title Page.
Copyright Page.
Other Frontmatter.
Read this Part First&#x2026;!.
1: So You Might Hear Myths Like &#x2026; Soldiers Who Survived the Crimean Battlefield Were Safe and Sound in Florence Nightingale&#x0027;s Hospital.
2: Battle Blunders!.
3: Top Secret.
4: Bombs Don&#x0027;t Bounce.
5: Two Countries Once Went to War Over a Golden Stool.
6: The Light Brigade Was a Bunch of Soldiers Carrying Lights.
7: World War One Tanks Were Named After Water Tanks.
8: World War One Made Soldiers&#x0027; Feet Rot.
9: If You Wanted to Escape From Stalag Luft III, You Needed a Wooden Horse.
10: The Shortest War Was Over in Just 38 Minutes.
11: During Civil Wars, Everyone Fights in a Terribly Polite Way.
12: They Invented What?.
13: During World War One, Lions Were Led into Battle by Donkeys.
14: In the Middle Ages, Besieged Castles Were Attacked with Rotting Animals.
15: Geronimo is Just a Word that Army Paratroopers Shout to Show They&#x0027;re Not Scared.
16: Weird Wars.
17: Elephants Are Excellent Warriors.
18: Weird Wars.
19: The Greeks Used Magic Spells to Set Boats on Fire.
20: A War Was Once Lost because of a Missing Horseshoe Nail.
21: They Invented What?.
22: World War One Ended on the 11th Day of the 11th Month, at 11am Precisely.
23: Ancient Greek Armies Were Square.
24: The Battle of Marathon Inspired the Modern-Day Race.
25: Battle Blunders!.
26: Top Secret.
27: Welsh Women Beat Napoleon&#x0027;s Troops.
28: Sea Commanders Are Never Seasick.
29: Knights in Armor Had to Be Lifted into Their Saddles by Crane.
30: Weird Wars.
31: Vikings Wore Horns on Their Helmets to Scare the Enemy.
32: Blood Grooves in Swords Are There to Make a Victim Bleed Faster.
33: Lawrence of Arabia Was from Arabia.
34: They Invented What?.
35: Soldiers Wear Makeup.
36: Maori Warriors Danced on the Battlefield.
37: Weird Wars.
38: Napoleon Planned to Invade the Uk Via a Channel Tunnel.
39: World War One Soldiers Played Soccer Together in No Man&#x0027;s Land.
40: In the Crimean War, Soldiers Had Two Left Feet.
41: They Invented What?.
42: Joan of Arc Was Executed Because She Dressed As a Man.
43: Grenadiers Wore Bearskin Hats to Pretend They Were Taller.
44: The Cold War Was Fought in the Arctic Circle.
45: King Harold Died When An Arrow Hit Him in the Eye.
46: Hitler Wanted to Blow Up the Eiffel Tower.
47: During the Battle of Waterloo, the Earl of Uxbridge Had Three Horses Shot from Beneath Him&#x2026;.
48: &#x2026;And Then the Earl&#x0027;s Leg Became a Tourist Attraction.
49: They Invented What?.
50: The Hundred Years War Lasted for One Hundred Years.
51: Spartacus and His Fellow Slaves Fought with Cutlery.
52: Weird Wars.
53: Boudicca Led Her Troops into Battle in a Chariot!.
Glossary.
For More Information.
Where Can I Find Myths about&#x2026;.
Front Cover.
Title Page.
Copyright Page.
Other Frontmatter.
Read this Part First&#x2026;!.
1: So You Might Hear Myths Like &#x2026; Soldiers Who Survived the Crimean Battlefield Were Safe and Sound in Florence Nightingale&#x0027;s Hospital.
2: Battle Blunders!.
3: Top Secret.
4: Bombs Don&#x0027;t Bounce.
5: Two Countries Once Went to War Over a Golden Stool.
6: The Light Brigade Was a Bunch of Soldiers Carrying Lights.
7: World War One Tanks Were Named After Water Tanks.
8: World War One Made Soldiers&#x0027; Feet Rot.
9: If You Wanted to Escape From Stalag Luft III, You Needed a Wooden Horse.
10: The Shortest War Was Over in Just 38 Minutes.
11: During Civil Wars, Everyone Fights in a Terribly Polite Way.
12: They Invented What?.
13: During World War One, Lions Were Led into Battle by Donkeys.
14: In the Middle Ages, Besieged Castles Were Attacked with Rotting Animals.
15: Geronimo is Just a Word that Army Paratroopers Shout to Show They&#x0027;re Not Scared.
16: Weird Wars.
17: Elephants Are Excellent Warriors.
18: Weird Wars.
19: The Greeks Used Magic Spells to Set Boats on Fire.
20: A War Was Once Lost because of a Missing Horseshoe Nail.
21: They Invented What?.
22: World War One Ended on the 11th Day of the 11th Month, at 11am Precisely.
23: Ancient Greek Armies Were Square.
24: The Battle of Marathon Inspired the Modern-Day Race.
25: Battle Blunders!.
26: Top Secret.
27: Welsh Women Beat Napoleon&#x0027;s Troops.
28: Sea Commanders Are Never Seasick.
29: Knights in Armor Had to Be Lifted into Their Saddles by Crane.
30: Weird Wars.
31: Vikings Wore Horns on Their Helmets to Scare the Enemy.
32: Blood Grooves in Swords Are There to Make a Victim Bleed Faster.
33: Lawrence of Arabia Was from Arabia.
34: They Invented What?.
35: Soldiers Wear Makeup.
36: Maori Warriors Danced on the Battlefield.
37: Weird Wars.
38: Napoleon Planned to Invade the Uk Via a Channel Tunnel.
39: World War One Soldiers Played Soccer Together in No Man&#x0027;s Land.
40: In the Crimean War, Soldiers Had Two Left Feet.
41: They Invented What?.
42: Joan of Arc Was Executed Because She Dressed As a Man.
43: Grenadiers Wore Bearskin Hats to Pretend They Were Taller.
44: The Cold War Was Fought in the Arctic Circle.
45: King Harold Died When An Arrow Hit Him in the Eye.
46: Hitler Wanted to Blow Up the Eiffel Tower.
47: During the Battle of Waterloo, the Earl of Uxbridge Had Three Horses Shot from Beneath Him&#x2026;.
48: &#x2026;And Then the Earl&#x0027;s Leg Became a Tourist Attraction.
49: They Invented What?.
50: The Hundred Years War Lasted for One Hundred Years.
51: Spartacus and His Fellow Slaves Fought with Cutlery.
52: Weird Wars.
53: Boudicca Led Her Troops into Battle in a Chariot!.
Glossary.
For More Information.
Where Can I Find Myths about&#x2026;.

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