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What ifs? of American history, eminent historians imagine what might have been, new essays by Antony Beevor, Caleb Carr, Robert Dallek, John Lukacs, Jay Winik, and others ; edited by Robert Cowley

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What ifs? of American history, eminent historians imagine what might have been, new essays by Antony Beevor, Caleb Carr, Robert Dallek, John Lukacs, Jay Winik, and others ; edited by Robert Cowley

Language

eng

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no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

What ifs? of American history

Nature of contents

dictionaries

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860833342

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new essays by Antony Beevor, Caleb Carr, Robert Dallek, John Lukacs, Jay Winik, and others ; edited by Robert Cowley

Sub title

eminent historians imagine what might have been

Summary

Did Eisenhower avoid a showdown with Stalin by not taking Berlin before the Soviets' What might have happened if JFK hadn't been assassinated' This new volume in the widely praised series presents fascinating "what if ..." scenarios by such prominent historians as: Robert Dallek, Caleb Carr, Antony Beevor, John Lukacs, Jay Winick, Thomas Fleming, Tom Wicker, Theodore Rabb, Victor David Hansen, Cecelia Holland, Andrew Roberts, Ted Morgan, George Feifer, Robert L. O'Connell, Lawrence Malkin, and John F. Stacks. Included are two essential bonus essays reprinted from the original New York Times bestseller What If'-David McCullough imagines Washington's disastrous defeat at the Battle of Long Island, and James McPherson envisions Lee's successful invasion of the North in 1862

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