Letters to the Editor
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Wordsmithing
In business nowadays, the most important art.
You don't need to go into specifics. The person on the other side probably doesn't really care, as long as you give a concise and truthful answer. Details just cause you to give more details to explain what you're talking about. Go with the utter, basic truth:
"We disagreed about what my job was and where my responsibilities were, and so parted ways."
If pressed for more, again, tell them the truth: "They wanted me to work on projects that I wasn't comfortable working on, and the help I asked for (i.e. - training) wasn't forthcoming."
And finally, if still being pressed: "Yes, I was terminated as a result of project failure. I regret I wasn't more forceful in bringing forth my objections."
If they want more than that, I'd be really impressed. But you get the basic idea.
Don't use the 'fired' word.
From what you're saying, you didn't fail, or at least fail alone. Accidents and problems are the end result of a chain of events, and are not typically due to one single person.. Especially not in the case of the big impressive ones.
Take a deep breath, relax, it's not the end of the world. You go out, you find another job, and get on with your life. Optionally, you can do what I do, cackle maniacally saying "I'll show them! I'll show them ALL!!!!" before starting the job hunt.
-ng