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* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Guaira_naval_attack Operation Gideon] was an attempted coup of Venezuela that got a little further, but ended in a disaster; none of them considered that 60 "mercenaries" didn't stand much chance against the 180,000 soldiers in the Venezuelan army; more than likely, they were tempted by the $212 million bounty placed on the heads of Nicolás Maduro and other Venezuelan government officials head by opposition leader Jordan Goudreau, who was likely at least [[The Man Behind The Man| partially orchestrating the attack]]. It would almost be funny had eight of the conspirators not been killed in the attempt.
* The Mongol Invasion of Japan. Kublai Khan was in such a rush that he ordered the Chinese boat builders to make a huge fleet (a fleet second only to the invasion fleet that launched the Invasion of Normandy) within a single year. The Chinese laborers had to supplement the sea-worthy boats with river boats that had no keel, and thus were unworthy for sea travel. Bad enough when you are crossing an ocean, even worse when that ocean is prone to violent storms and typhoons. The now-famous ''kamikaze'' lead to the single greatest loss of life in a disaster at sea in recorded history, with many of the over 3,000 ships sinking with most of their crew.
* [[Guy Fawkes]] (or rather, the mask modeled after him) is often regarded as a symbol of those who would fight “the system” and defy [[The Man]], which is odd, because the [[Gunpowder Plot]], the act of terrorism he is associated with, is one of the most incompetent in history. The year was 1605, and Britain had been ruled by Protestants for nearly a century, making life increasingly difficult for the English Catholic holdouts, and because the Catholic-dominated Spain was considered an enemy, and the Vatican excommunicating the British royalty, [[Guilt By Association| English Catholics were considered enemies of the state]]. So Guy Fawkes and his eleven (known) accomplices figured they’d use the newest (at the time) weapon of mass destruction, gunpowder, to get rid of Parliament in one swift, dramatic stroke. Their plan was as follows: They’d rent an apartment next to the Parliament building, stock it with
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