Introduction

In History’s Great Military Blunders and the Lessons They Teach, you will study these crucibles of history to gain a better understanding of why a civilisation took, or did not take, a particular path.

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Outline

Even outstanding commanders can have a bad day, as evidenced by one of the most celebrated conflicts in Chinese history: the battle of Red Cliffs. How did general Cao Cao get fooled by an obvious ploy that set his armada ablaze – particularly when he had previously used such tactics himself?

Great Military Blunders Series

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Production & Filming Details

• Production: TheGreatCourses.com.
• Distributor(s): Amazon Prime.
• Release Date: 25 September 2015 (Amazon).
• Running Time: 30 minutes.
• Country: US.
• Language: English.