You Did What? Mad Plans and Great Historical Disasters

Name: You Did What? Mad Plans and Great Historical Disasters
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ISBN: 9780060532505

ISBN-10: 0060532505

ISBN-13: 9780060532505

Edition: 2004

Authors: Bill Fawcett, Brian Thomsen

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History has never been more fun than it is in this fact-filled compendium of historical fiascoes and embarrassingly bad ideas. Throughout history, the rich and powerful, and even just the dim-witted, have made horrifically bad decisions that have had resounding effects on our world. From kings to corporate leaders, from captains to presidents, no one is immune to bad decisions and their lasting legacy. The fiascoes that litter our history are innumerable ... and fascinating in their foolishness. This witty collection of historical mayhem chronicles unwise decisions from ancient Greece to modern-day Hollywood and everything in between. Learn such lessons as: Never trust Greeks bearing…

Book details

List price: $14.99
Copyright year: 2004
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Publication date: 8/17/2004
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 304
Size: 5.31" wide x 8.00" long x 0.69" tall
Weight: 0.550
Language: English

Bill Fawcett is a cofounder of Mayfair Games, a board and role play–gaming company, as well as an award-winning board and computer game designer. He has also edited more than 50 anthologies. He lives in Barrington, Illinois.



Introduction


You Kidnapped Whom? Troy, the Bronze Age


You Insulted Whom? Britain, A.D. 43


You Invited Whom? Rome, A.D. 300


Your Son Did What? England, Twelfth Century


You Arrested Whom? Rome, A.D. 1244


You Armed Whom? Hungary, 1514


You Chose Whom to Be the What? England, 1535


You Bought What? Netherlands, 1636


You Sent Whom, Governor? America, 1753-1754


You Lost Your Head Paris, 1794


You Are Shocking Europe, 1796


You Married Whom? Germany, 1858


You Shot Whom? Weehawken, New Jersey, 1804


You Invaded Where? Russia, 1812


You Gave Command to Whom? Waterloo, 1815


You Wore What? Washington, D.C., 1840


You Set Loose What? Australia, 1859


You Lost What? Antietam, 1862


You Taught Them What? Kansas and Missouri, 1863


You Sent Them Out in What? Off the Confederate Coastline, 1864


You're Building What, Where? Panama, 1881


You Put Him in Charge of What? Washington, 1896


You Hit What? The Mid-Atlantic, 1912


You Demand What? Authors, Everywhere, All the Time


You Ignored Whose Warning? Galveston, Texas, 1900


You Unleashed What? China, 1900


You Allowed What? Australia, 1950


You Are Doing It When, How? Africa


You Appointed Whom? England, 1914


You Traded Whom? Boston, 1920


You Created a Wonder Drug? Germany, 1897


You Sold Whom for How Much? New York City, 1937


You're Out of Tune United States, 1950 on (and on, and on)


You Executed All the What? Russia, 1937-1942


You Built It Where? New York, 1953


You Choose Whom? The Vatican, 1958


You Are Running Against Whom? California, 1966


You Quit What Show? TV Land: From 1970 to Next Season


You Forged What? Hollywood, 1976


You Switched Over to What? New York/Oakland Nfl Game, 1968


You Broke In Where? Washington, D.C., 1971


You Taped It All? Washington, D.C., 1974


You Vaccinated Whom Against What? United States, 1976


You Are Rescuing Them How? Iran, 1979


You Assassinated Whom? Donegal Bay, Ireland, 1979


You Made What? Hollywood, 1980s-'90s


You Forgot to Ask Them What? United States, 1985


Index