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Informationen zum Autor Robert Cowley is the founding editor of MHQ: The Quarterly Journal of Military History , which was nominated for a National Magazine Award for General Excellence. Cowley has held several senior positions in book and magazine publishing. Klappentext With its in-depth reflections on the monumental events of the past, this amazing book of essays ponders what might have been if things had gone differently in history. Featuring Stephen J. Ambrose , John Keegan , and many others. Zusammenfassung If history took a different turn, where would we be today? What If? by Robert Cowley explores the fascinating concept of alternate history through a collection of thought-provoking essays. Delve into the minds of renowned historians as they ponder the monumental events of the past and dare to ask, what if things had gone differently? From the war between the Ottomans and the Romans and the fall of Rome, from the decisive battles of World War I and the Bosnian War, these essays offer a captivating exploration of how our world could have unfolded. Discover the War of the Roses, dive into assassination attempts on President Lincoln, and uncover the profound impact of warfare on art and literature. With its engaging narrative and insightful analysis, Cowley challenges us to reimagine history and consider the profound implications of the choices that shaped the world we know today. Featuring Stephen J. Ambrose , John Keegan , and many others. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of illustrations Introduction by Robert Cowley Infectious Alternatives - William H. McNeil The Plague that Saved Jerusalem, 701 B.C. A Good Night's Sleep Can Do Wonders - Barbara N. Porter No Glory That Was Greece - Victor Davis Hanson The Persians Win at Salamis, 480 B.C. Conquest Denied - Josiah Ober The Premature Death of Alexander the Great Furor Teutonicus - The Teutoburg Forest, A.D. 9 - Lewis H. Lapham The Dark Ages Made Lighter - Barry S. Strauss The Consequences of Two Defeats The Death That Saved Europe - Cecelia Holland The Mongols Turn Back, 1242 If Only It Had Not Been Such a Wet Summer - Theodore K. Rabb The Critical Decade of the 1520s If the Holy League Hadn't Dithered - Peter Pierson The Immolation of Hernán Cortés - Ross Hassig Tenochtitlán, June 30, 1521 The Repulse of the English Fireships - Geoffrey Parker The Spanish Armada Triumphs, August 8, 1588 Unlikely Victory - Thomas Fleming Thirteen Ways the Americans Could Have Lost the Revolution George Washington's Gamble - Ira D. Gruber What the Fog Wrought - David McCullough The Revolution's Dunkirk, August 29, 1776 Ruler of the World - Alistair Horne Napoleon's Missed Opportunities Napoleon Wins at Waterloo - Caleb Carr If the Lost Order Hadn't Been Lost - James M. McPherson Robert E. Lee Humbles the Union, 1862 A Confederate Cannae and Other Scenarios - Stephen W. Sears How the Civil War Might Have Turned Out Differently Vietnam in America, 1865 - Tom Wicker The What Ifs of 1914 - Robert Cowley The World War That Should Have Never Been Bismarck's Empire: Stillborn - James Chace Thanks, But No Cigar - David Clay Large The Armistice of Desperation - Dennis E. Showalter How Hitler Could Have Won the War - John Keegan The Drive for the Middle East, 1941 What a Taxi Driver Wrought - Williamson Murray Triumph of the Dictators - David Fromkin Our Midway Disaster - Theodore F. Cook, Jr. Japan Springs a Trap, June 4, 1942 The Case of the Missing Carriers - Elihu Rose D Day Fails - Stephen A. Ambrose Atomic Alternatives in Europe The Soviet Invasion of Japan - Robert Cowl...
