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

by 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...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:042523665X

ISBN13:9780425236659

Release Date:October 2010

Publisher:Penguin Publishing Group

Length:400 Pages

Weight:0.73 lbs.

Dimensions:1.1" x 5.0" x 8.2"

Age Range:18 years and up

Grade Range:Postsecondary and higher

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