N S Nash

Gebundenes Buch

Hunger: Food Deprivation as a Military Weapon

Beschreibung

This thought-provoking book vividly demonstrates that extreme hunger is the precursor to starvation and, consequently, almost inevitable defeat. It proves that deprivation of food is a potent weapon that no commander can ignore.

Autor

NA 'Tank' Nash CBE was educated at Latymer Upper School before entering the catering industry with J Lyons and Co Ltd. He enlisted in the Honourable Artillery Company in 1957 and served until conscripted for National Service in 1960; he was a member of the Army Catering Corps for thirty years, rising to the rank of Brigadier. He resigned his commission in 1991. For thirty-three years, from 1973, he wrote humour under the pen name 'Sustainer' and his work was published internationally in a variety of military journals. His books for Pen and Sword include K Boat Catastrophe, 'Strafer' Gott - Desert General, Chitral Charlie - The Rise and Fall of Major General Charles Townshend and Valour in the Trenches.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Pen & Sword Books Ltd
• Seitenzahl: 320
• Erscheinungstermin: 2. November 2023
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 165mm x 241mm x 28mm
• Gewicht: 848g
• ISBN-13: 9781399040594
• ISBN-10: 1399040596
• Artikelnr.: 68758121