Dirty Little Secrets: Military Information You're Not Supposed to Know

by Albert A. Nofi and James F. Dunnigan

Book Overview

America's favorite military observers fearlessly take aim at all branches of the armed services to dispel myths, solve mysteries, expose boondoggles, and intrepidly reveal the muck kept secret from the rest of us. Here are more than 900 entertaining and informative short takes about war making around the world, making for an amusing, surprising, and alarming expose.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0688089488
• ISBN13: 9780688089481
• Release Date: January 1990
• Publisher: William Morrow & Company
• Length: 464 Pages
• Weight: 1.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.6" x 6.5" x 9.5"

Customer Reviews

The Ultimate trivia book for the armchair warrior

This book is chocked full of fascinating litle known facts outside of the services of all nations. It is well worth the effort to read this book and I think that it should be read by all serious folks interested in War.

A must for any armchair General or historian

Ignore the poor folks who misread the title; this is the real deal. Pages of the interesting, the obscure, and the downright arcane bits of military info, lore and technical data. A book no true military enthusiast should be without.

Interesting, informative, and succinct.

This book is just plain fun, though it is not entirely true to its title; there are no astounding secrets or revelations here, just tidbits of military trivia that make for a liesurely read. At times, some discussions may be masking a contempt for the military establishment, but this does not diminish the historical and entertainment value for the information. The bottom line: if you're looking for an easy-to-read, abbreviated compendium of military facts, this book is for you; if you're really looking for "dirty little secrets", get your own security clearance.