101 Stumbles in the March of History : What If the Great Mistakes in War, Government, Industry, and Economics Were Not Made?

An all-new compendium of 101 historic screw-ups from the author of 100 Mistakes that Changed History. DID I DO THAT??? When asked to name a successor, Alexander the Great declared that his empire should go “to the strongest”. . . but would rival factions have descended into war if he’d been a little more specific? What if the Vienna Academy of Art took a chance on a hopeful young student named Adolf Hitler? If Pope Clement VII granted King Henry VIII an annulment, England would likely still be Catholic today—and so would America. Bill Fawcett, author of 100 Mistakes That Changed History, offers a compendium of 101 all-new mammoth mistakes—from the ill-fated rule of Emperor Darius III to the equally ill-fated search for WMDs in Iraq—that will, unfortunately, never be forgotten by history. "An all-new compendium of 101 historic screw-ups from the author of 100 Mistakes that Changed History. 'Did I do that???' When asked to name a successor, Alexander the Great declared that his empire should go 'to the strongest' ... but would rival factions have descended into war if he'd been a little more specific? What if the Vienna School of Art took a chance on a hopeful young student named Adolf Hitler? If Pope Clement VII granted King Henry VIII an annulment, England would likely still be Catholic today--and so would America. Bill Fawcett, author of 100 Mistakes That Changed History, offers a compendium of 101 all-new mammoth mistakes--from the ill-fated rule of Emperor Darius III to the equally ill-fated search for WMDs in Iraq--that will, unfortunately, never be forgotten by history"--Provided by publisher **An all-new compendium of 101 historic screw-ups from the author of __100 Mistakes that Changed History__.**__DID I DO THAT???____When asked to name a successor, Alexander the Great declared that his empire should go “to the strongest”. . . but would rival factions have descended into war if he’d been a little more specific?____What if the Vienna Academy of Art took a chance on a hopeful young student named Adolf Hitler?____If Pope Clement VII granted King Henry VIII an annulment, England would likely still be Catholic today—and so would America.__ Bill Fawcett, author of , offers a compendium of 101 all-new mammoth mistakes—from the ill-fated rule of Emperor Darius III to the equally ill-fated search for WMDs in Iraq—that will, unfortunately, never be forgotten by history. With the benefit of 20/20 hindsight, this book, in ninety-six articles,looks at 101 mistakes that were made in times and places ranging fromancient Persia to modern Washington, DC. A hundred and one blunders thatin each case helped divert the course of history. Some errors createddisasters, some changed how we all think or feel, and a few even benefitedmankind. We end many of our looks at these world-changing blunders byspeculating on what your life today might be like if those mistakes had notbeen made. "Bill Fawcett, author of 100 Mistakes That Changed History, offers a compendium of 101 all-new mammoth mistakes--from the ill-fated rule of Emperor Darius III to the equally ill-fated search for WMDs in Iraq--that will, unfortunately, never be forgotten by history."-- Page [4] of cover