What If?
The World's Foremost Historians Imagine What Might Have Been
Published on 1. September 2000
Book
Paperback/Softback
416 pages
978-0-425-17642-9 (ISBN)
Description
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.
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.
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Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Publishing group
Penguin Putnam Inc
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 22 mm
Weight
600 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-425-17642-9 (9780425176429)
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09/2000
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Person
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.
Content
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 Hernan Cortes - Ross Hassig
Tenochtitlan, 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 Cowley
Funeral in Berlin - David Clay Large
The Cold War Turns Hot
China Without Tears - Arthur Waldron
If Chiang Kai-shek Hadn't Gambled in 1946
A Quagmire Avoided? - Ted Morgan
The End - Robert L. O'Connell
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 Hernan Cortes - Ross Hassig
Tenochtitlan, 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 Cowley
Funeral in Berlin - David Clay Large
The Cold War Turns Hot
China Without Tears - Arthur Waldron
If Chiang Kai-shek Hadn't Gambled in 1946
A Quagmire Avoided? - Ted Morgan
The End - Robert L. O'Connell