100 mistakes that changed history : backfires and blunders that collapsed empires, crashed economies, and altered the course of our world
From the Maginot Line to the Bay of Pigs invasion, 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. Rome farms out its fighting to barbarians. The Aztecs greet the conquistadors with open arms. And the rest is history ... -- back cover
Print Book, English, 2010
Berkley Books, New York, 2010