古德明英語軍事小故事：反 勝 為 敗(中英對照)
古德明《征服英語》之英語軍事故事，古德明，香港英語教育作家，他開了一個《征服英語專欄》，在專欄中專門用英語寫了世界近代史上的軍事小故事，用英語講述歷史中那些驚心動魄的戰爭。反 勝 為 敗
such was general burnside's ineptitude that no numerical advantage was sufficient to guarantee a victory.
during one civil war campaign, burnside unveiled a wily plan to dynamite a trench along which his men could safely advance into the middle of the confederate camp. as the dust cleared, they ran in - and were dismayed to discover that they could not climb out. the confederates were naturally delighted to find a sizeable union force trapped at their feet in a six foot ditch.
on learning of the fiasco, president lincoln remarked, "only burnside could have managed such a coup, wringing a spectacular defeat from the jaws of victory."
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