100 Mistakes that Changed History: Backfires and Blunders That Collapsed Empires, Crashed Economies, and Altered the Course of Our World
(Paperback)
Publishing Details
100 Mistakes that Changed History: Backfires and Blunders That Collapsed Empires, Crashed Economies, and Altered the Course of Our World
By (Author) Bill Fawcett
Penguin Putnam Inc
Penguin USA
11th November 2010
United States
Classifications
General
Non Fiction
909
Physical Properties
Paperback
400
Width 127mm, Height 206mm, Spine 25mm
315g
Description
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...
Author Bio
Bill Fawcetthas been a professor, teacher, corporate executive, and college dean, and is the author or coauthor of more than a dozen books, including100 Mistakes That Changed History,100 More Mistakes that Changed History, and101 Stumbles in the March of History. His company, Bill Fawcett & Associates, has packaged more than 250 titles for virtually every major publisher. He is also one of the founders of Mayfair Games, a board and role-play gaming company.
