The latest from the successful author of 100 MISTAKES THAT CHANGED HISTORY
Collected in one volume, here are backfires and blunders that collapsed empires, crashed economies, and altered the course of the world.
From the Maginot Line to the Cuban Missile Crisis, history is filled with bad moves and not-so-bright ideas that snowballed into disasters and unintended consequences.
This engrossing book looks at one hundred such tipping points. Japan bombs Pearl Harbor. The Caliphs of Baghdad spend themselves into bankruptcy. The Aztecs greet the Conquistadors with open arms. Mexico invites the Americans to Texas-and the Americans never leave.
And the rest is history...
By:
Bill Fawcett Imprint: Penguin Country of Publication: United States Dimensions:
Height: 206mm,
Width: 127mm,
Spine: 25mm
Weight: 335g ISBN:9780425236659 ISBN 10: 042523665X Pages: 400 Publication Date:11 November 2010 Audience:
General/trade
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ELT Advanced
Format:Paperback Publisher's Status: Active