100 Mistakes That Changed History by Bill Fawcett EPUB (Perseu) torrent

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...

100 Mistakes That Changed History: Backfires
and Blunders That Collapsed Empires, Crashed
Economies, and Altered the Course of Our World
By: Bill Fawcett
ISBN13: 9780425236659
Format: EPUB
Language: EN
Pages: 713