100 Mistakes that Changed History
Download or Read eBook 100 Mistakes that Changed History PDF written by Bill Fawcett and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2010-10-05 with total page 401 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
| Author | : Bill Fawcett |
| Publisher | : Penguin |
| Total Pages | : 401 |
| Release | : 2010-10-05 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9781101443675 |
| ISBN-13 | : 1101443677 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (75 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis 100 Mistakes that Changed History by : Bill Fawcett
Book excerpt: 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...
