100 Mistakes that Changed History
Backfires and Blunders That Collapsed Empires, Crashed Economies, and Altered the Course of Our World
$61.53
- Paperback
400 pages
- Release Date
11 November 2010
Summary
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 Conquista…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780425236659 |
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| ISBN-10: | 042523665X |
| Author: | Bill Fawcett |
| Publisher: | Penguin Putnam Inc |
| Imprint: | Penguin USA |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 400 |
| Release Date: | 11 November 2010 |
| Weight: | 315g |
| Dimensions: | 206mm x 127mm x 25mm |
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About The Author
Bill Fawcett
Bill Fawcett has been a professor, teacher, corporate executive, and college dean, and is the author or coauthor of more than a dozen books, including 100 Mistakes That Changed History, 100 More Mistakes that Changed History, and 101 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.
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