Dirty Little Secrets: Military Information You're Not Supposed To Know – The Entertaining Truth About Myths, Mysteries, and Power

by James F. Dunnigan, Albert Nofi

Fearlessly taking aim at the seemingly impressive facade of modern military power, Dirty Little Secrets is an unusual, entertaining, and thought-provoking look at the myths, mysteries, arcana, and boondoggles unknown to the rest of us. Did you know that In addition to recounting everything from the merely trivial to the truly terrible, the authors help readers to look at the big picture, reminding us that ignorance is not bliss where the military is concerned.

Genres: History, Military History, Nonfiction, Military Fiction

472 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1990

Reviews

[David]

By the time I read this, I was in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, just after the Gulf War. Drops of oil from burning oilwells were still drizzling down on the camp. This book helped me understand my world at that time better.

[Les Gehman]

Even though this book is 26 years old, and it's title is a misnomer (there's nothing dirty or secret in the book), it's a very interesting look at the military world in 1990. I really would like to read an up-to-date version of this book. It does a great job of comparing the various world militaries (focusing on the US and Russia) at the time, and is a great summary of the various military forces in 1990.