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100 mistakes that changed history : backfires and blunders that collapsed empires, crashed economies, and altered the course of our world

By BILL , Fawcett

Book information

Publisher
Penguin Group USA;Berkley Books
Year
2010
ISBN
9781101439678, 110143967X, 978-1-101-44367-5, 1101443677
Language
english
Format
EPUB
Filesize
915 kB (937142 bytes)
Pages
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Time added
2015-12-23 22:00:00
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Description

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 Texasand the Americans never leave. Read more... Abstract: 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 Texasand the Americans never leave

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