What Might Have Been?
Leading Historians on Twelve 'What Ifs' of History
$32.09
- Paperback
208 pages
- Release Date
31 July 2005
Summary
Throughout history, great and terrible events have often hinged upon luck. Andrew Roberts has asked a team of twelve leading historians and biographers what might have happened if major world events had gone differently? Each concentrating in the area in which they are a leading authority, historians as distinguished as Antonia Fraser consider the Gunpowder Plot, Norman Stone considers Sarajevo 1914 and Anne Somerset considers the Spanish Armada. They all ask: ‘What if …?’
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Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780753818732 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0753818736 |
| Author: | Andrew Roberts |
| Publisher: | Orion Publishing Co |
| Imprint: | Weidenfeld & Nicolson |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 208 |
| Release Date: | 31 July 2005 |
| Weight: | 186g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 176mm x 16mm |
| Series: | Phoenix Paperback Series |
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WHAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN is a highly enjoyable read– SUNDAY BUSINESS POST
Thought-provoking entertainment. - DAILY EXPRESS
Antonia Fraser’s essay stands out for its intelligence. - THE GUARDIANAbout The Author
Andrew Roberts
Andrew Roberts took a first in Modern History at Gonville & Caius, Cambridge. He won the Wolfson History prize for his biography, Salisbury: Victorian Titan. He writes and reviews regularly in the press. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature.
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