Military Misdemeanors: Corruption, Incompetence, Lust and Downright Stupidity

A delightful read. Covers scandalous behaviour in the military from ancient times to today. I didn't find most of the old antecdotes particularly "scandalous". This is probably due to the fact they were being viewed thru the eyes of a baby boomer who grew up observing the morally bankrupt behaviour of military, political, and corporate "leaders" over the decades. I also don't have a more indepth knowledge of what was socially acceptable behaviour in past centuries so most of the "scandals" were met with a shrug. Especially when stacked up against what we see every day in the news. However I feel to be on more solid ground when speaking of more modern times. The Russian leaderships response to the Kursk incident was absolutely criminal. Twenty three souls could have been saved but for the Russian fear of being embarrassed by asking for help. The Rainbow Warrior: where no heads of significance rolled in a murder case and act of war. A lesson in whether it is better to be France's ally or enemy. The Germans could probably answer that one. I disagreed with Mr Crowdy's take on McCarthy but then again I think Attilla the Hun was a tree hugging liberal so maybe I may be a tad bit biased. But only a tad! If you are a military aficionado I recommend this book. You may shrug, you will say "Huh?" and "What the @#$% were they thinking?" and "I didn't know that". Very entertaining. Mr Crowdy if you read this...the cow story...I'm still confused, did it happen or not? I hope so, it cracked me up. No fifth star because of editing issues (in Coup, a 727 or 747). A minor, nitpicky quibble. A no win question....is it better to be stupid or incomptent?