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

This course examines some of the world’s most notable examples of military misfortune, from the destruction of a Roman army at the Battle of Carrhae to the tragic landings at Gallipoli in World War I.

Also known as Great Military Blunders, this series is available on Amazon Prime and TheGreatCourses.com (where it originated).

Great Military Blunders Series

• Episode 01: Petersburg: Union Digs Its Own Grave – 1864.
• Episode 02: Syracuse: Athen’s Second Front – 413 B.C.
• Episode 03: Carrhae: The Parthian Shot – 53 B.C.
• Episode 04: Red Cliffs: Cao Cao’s Bad Day – 208 A.D.
• Episode 05: Barbarian Gate: Adrianople – 378, Pliska – 811.
• Episode 06: Fourth Crusade: Byzantium Betrayed – 1204.
• Episode 07: Kalka River: Genghis Khan’s General – 1223.
• Episode 08: Courtrai: Knights versus Shopkeepers – 1302.
• Episode 09: Nagashino: Taking Swords to a Gunfight – 1575.
• Episode 10: Cartagena: High Walls, Short Ladders – 1741.
• Episode 11: Culloden: The Bonnie Prince Blunders – 1746.
• Episode 12: Russia: Napoleon Retreats in the Snow – 1812.
• Episode 13: Afghanistan: Khyber Pass Death Trap – 1842.
• Episode 14: Crimea: Charge of the Light Brigade – 1854.
• Episode 15: Greasy Grass: Custer’s Last Stand – 1876.
• Episode 16: Isandlwana: 25,000 Zulus Undetected – 1879.
• Episode 17: Adwa: Italy’s Fiasco in Ethiopia – 1896.
• Episode 18: Colenso: The Second Boer War – 1899.
• Episode 19: Tannenberg: Ineptitude in the East – 1914.
• Episode 20: Gallipoli: Churchill Dooms Allied Assault – 1914.
• Episode 21: World War II: Royal Navy Goes Down – 1941-42.
• Episode 22: Dieppe Raid: Catastrophe on the Beach – 1942.
• Episode 23: Operation Market Garden: A Bridge Too Far – 1944.
• Episode 24: The Great Blunders: Four Paths to Failure.

Production & Filming Details

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