Backfire: Tragic Story of Friendly Fire from Ancient Times to the Gulf War by Regan, Geoffrey - 1998

Robson Books Ltd, 1998-01-01T00:00:01Z. hardcover. Like New. 0x0x0. Book appears to be unread

London: Robson Books, 1995. Hard Cover. Near Fine/DJ Near Fine. Large Octavo. Bookplate ffep.

Robson Books Ltd. Used - Very Good. 1995. Hardcover. Cloth, dj. Rubbing to dj panels and minor wear to dj edges. Expected age-toning to text block edges. Minor shelf wear to boards. Else a bright, clean copy. Very Good. (Subject: Military History & Exploration).

London: Robson Books. Very Good/Very Good. 1998. First Edition. Hard Cover. 8vo 0860519554 Dust jacket complete, unclipped. Brown cloth with bright gilt titling on spine. No ownership inscription. 253 pages clean and tight. It has been estimated that during the First World War 75,000 French soldiers were killed or maimed by `friendly fire', the euphemism commonly used for being killed by one's own colleagues or allies, presumably in error. As recently as the Gulf War the heaviest British casualties suffered in a single engagement were caused when US forces fired at British armoured vehicles, killing nine of the men inside. A quarter of all American casualties in Iraq in 1991 were caused by other American soldiers. How can this happen? How widespread is it? To what extent is the problem covered up? In this startling and revelatory study, military historian Geoffrey Regan presents a chilling expose of war's most incomprehensible tragedies and attempts to answer these… Read More

London: Robson Books, 1995. 1st edition, large 8vo, 253pp, VG+ Copy in VG+ DJ. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.