false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174488480m/406281.jpg 406281 8 Historians and philosophers alike have pondered the crucial turning points of history; events that forever altered the course of civilization and set the stage for the world in which we live today. In these essays, some of the most respected minds of our time ask the question "What If..." -George Washington had never made his miraculous escape from the British on Long Island in the early dawn of August 29, 1776? -a Confederate aide hadn't accidentally lost General Robert E. Lee's plans for invading the North? -Alexander the Great had been slain in battle, instead of being saved at the last instant by a loyal bodyguard? -the Allied invastion on D Day had failed? -the Mongols had succeeded in conquering Europe? Both fascinating and frightening, What If? offers in-depth reflections on the monumental events of the past and amazing speculations as to what our world might be like had things gone differently in a singular moment in time. 395620 1999 What If?: The World's Foremost Military Historians Imagine What Might Have Been total:218|5:37|4:79|3:79|2:23|1:0| 218 784 362 31 2 1 false false Thu Mar 27 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Jun 05 12:00:21 -0700 2007 Sat Mar 29 21:06:26 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 1 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2002 Thu Nov 08 16:14:48 -0800 2007 Thu Nov 08 16:27:41 -0800 2007
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