Fawcett, Bill

Hunters and shooters : an oral history of the U.S. Navy Seals in Vietnam by Bill Fawcett( Book )
8 editions published between 1995 and 2014 in English and held by 702 libraries worldwide
The U.S. Navy SEALs have long been considered among the finest, most courageous, and professional soldiers in American military history'an elite fighting force trained as parachutists, frogmen, demolition experts, and guerrilla warriors ready for sea, air, and land combat. Born out of a proud naval tradition dating back to World War II, the first SEAL teams were commissioned in the early 1960s. Vietnam was their proving ground. In this remarkable volume, fifteen former SEALs'most of them original founding team members, or "plankowners"'share their vivid first-person remembrances of action in Vietnam. Here are honest, brutal, and relentlessly thrilling stories of covert missions, ferocious firefights, and red-hot chopper insertions and extractions, revealing astonishing little-known truths that will only add strength to the enduring SEAL legend

The teams : an oral history of the U.S. Navy SEALs ( Book )
2 editions published between 1998 and 1999 in English and held by 668 libraries worldwide
This book presents the vivid personal accounts of six Navy SEALs as they tell their incredible stories of survival. From Vietnam to Coronado, guerrilla warfare to shoreline training missions, The Teams shows how the SEALs became one of the most effective special military forces in the world

You said what? : lies and propaganda throughout history by Bill Fawcett( Book )
3 editions published between 2007 and 2014 in English and held by 421 libraries worldwide
Takes a humorous look at some of history's deceptions and propaganda, including the effort to hide FDR's disability, the achievements of Dave Crockett, and the political spins that promoted modern military conflicts

The warmasters by Bill Fawcett( Book )
4 editions published between 2002 and 2004 in English and held by 404 libraries worldwide
Features an Honor Harrington story, a Slammer story, and a General Belisarius story

How to lose a battle : foolish plans and great military blunders ( Book )
6 editions published between 2006 and 2008 in English and held by 350 libraries worldwide
A remarkable compendium of the worst military />decisions and the men who made them The annals of history are littered with horribly bad military leaders. These combat incompetents found amazing ways to ensure their army's defeat. Whether it was a lack of proper planning, miscalculation, ego, bad luck, or just plain stupidity, certain wartime stratagems should never have left the drawing board. Written with wit, intelligence, and eminent readability, <How to Lose a Battle</ pays dubious homage to these momentous and bloody blunders, including:</ - B.C.:> the bumbling Romans lose 80,000 troops to Hannibal's forces.</> - an entire Christian army is slaughtered when it stops for a drink of water.</> - Hitler's dreaded Luftwaffe blows it big-time.</> - more than one warning of the impending attack is there, but nobody listens.</>> <How to Lose a Battle</ includes more than thirty-five chapters worth of astonishing (and avoidable) disasters, both infamous and obscure -- a treasure trove of trivia, history, and jaw-dropping facts about the most costly military missteps ever taken.<

Shadows of the new sun : stories in honor of Gene Wolfe by Bill (EDT)/ Mooney, J. E. (EDT) Fawcett( Book )
5 editions published between 2013 and 2014 in English and held by 301 libraries worldwide
Collects stories in tribute to the award-winning author, featuring works by Neil Gaiman, David Brin, and Nancy Kress

Masters of fantasy ( Book )
4 editions published between 2004 and 2006 in English and held by 297 libraries worldwide
Includes short stories by : Mercedes Lackey, Andre Norton, Robert Asprin, Jody Lynn Nye, Mickey Zucker Reichert, Margaret Weis, Don Perrin, Alan Dean Foster, Janny Wurts, Christopher Stasheff, David Drake, Elizabeth Moon, Mike Resnick, and David Weber

How to lose a war : more foolish plans and great military blunders ( Book )
3 editions published in 2009 in English and held by 267 libraries worldwide
From the ancient Crusades to the modern age of chemical warfare and smart bombs, history is littered with horribly bad military ideas. Whether a result of lack of planning, miscalculations, a leader's ego, spy infiltration, or just a really stupid idea in the first place, each military defeaat is fascinating to dissect

Doomed to repeat : the lessons of history we've failed to learn by Bill Fawcett( Book )
6 editions published between 2012 and 2013 in English and held by 215 libraries worldwide
Examines the world's mistakes throughout history, including military insurgencies, inflation and devaluation of currency, financial disasters, ecological collapses, pandemics and epidemics, and the rise of radical political minorities

It looked good on paper : bizarre inventions, design disasters, and engineering follies by Bill Fawcett( Book )
4 editions published between 2009 and 2014 in English and held by 210 libraries worldwide
From the Publisher: A remarkable compendium of wild schemes, mad plans, crazy inventions, and truly glorious disasters. Every phenomenally bad idea seemed like a good idea to someone. How else can you explain the Ford Edsel or the sword pistol-absolutely absurd creations that should have never made it off the drawing board? It Looked Good on Paper gathers together the most flawed plans, half-baked ideas, and downright ridiculous machines throughout history that some second-rate Einstein decided to foist on an unsuspecting populace with the best and most optimistic intentions. Some failed spectacularly. Others fizzled after great expense. One even crashed on Mars. But every one of them at one time must have looked good on paper, including: The lead water pipes of Rome. The Tacoma Narrows Bridge-built to collapse. The Hubble telescope-the $2 billion scientific marvel that couldn't see. The Spruce Goose-Howard Hughes's airborne atrocity: big, expensive, slow, unstable, and made of wood. With more than thirty-five chapters full of incredibly insipid inventions, both infamous and obscure, It Looked Good on Paper is a mind-boggling, endlessly entertaining collection of fascinating failures