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100 Mistakes That Changed History Backfires and Blunders That Collapsed Empires, Crashed Economies, and Altered the Course of Our World

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ISBN-10: 042523665X

ISBN-13: 9780425236659

Edition: 2010

Authors: Bill Fawcett

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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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Book details

List price: $18.00
Copyright year: 2010
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
Publication date: 10/5/2010
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 400
Size: 5.16" wide x 8.23" long x 1.06" tall
Weight: 0.704
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.