This
collection of essays underscores the significance of military history
by asking what might have happened if major events such as D-Day or the
defeat of the Spanish Armada had turned out differently. Among the
contributors are David McCullough, James M. McPherson, Stephen Ambrose,
Lewis H. Lapham, among William H. McNeill.
Details
Editor:
Robert Cowley, Stephen E. Ambrose Jr.
Size
Length:
395 pages
Height:
9.0 in.
Width:
6.0 in.
Thickness:
1.0 in.
Weight:
15.2 oz.
Publisher's Note
Essays
by respected military historians, including Stephen Ambrose, David
McCullough, James McPherson, and John Keegan, consider the consequences
if history had turned out differently, such as if the weather on D-Day
had been worse or if Washington had not escaped from Long Island.
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Industry reviews
"It
is the deft mastery of such craftsmen as John Keegan, David McCullough,
Alistair Horne, Stephen Sears, James McPherson and Stephen Ambrose that
justifies these otherwise rather idle speculations. Their tightly
argued pieces, adhering to the basic facts, demonstrate the narrow
limits of plausibility within which contrafactual history operates." Washington Post Book World - Edwin M. Yoder Jr. (11/07/1999)
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