100 Mistakes that Changed History

Backfires and Blunders That Collapsed Empires, Crashed Economies, and Altered the Course of Our World

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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...
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Fawcett, Bill
Titel
100 Mistakes that Changed History
Uitgever
Penguin Putnam Inc
Jaar
2010
Taal
Engels
Pagina's
400
Gewicht
326 gr
EAN
9780425236659
Afmetingen
208 x 128 x 28 mm
Bindwijze
Paperback

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