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What Ifs? of American History

by Robert Cowley

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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.

Synopsis:

The New York Times bestselling series continues with more provocative essays by preeminent historians.

Synopsis:

In this new collection of never-before-published essays, the brightest historians speculate about some of America's more intriguing crossroads.

About the Author

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.

Table of Contents

What Ifs?™ of American History List of Maps and Illustrations

Introduction by RObert Cowley

Theodore K. Rabb

Might the Mayflower Not Have Sailed?

Caleb Carr

William Pitt the Elder and the Avoidance of the American Revolution

David McCullough

What the Fog Wrought: The Revolution's Dunkirk, August 29, 1776

Tom Wicker

His Accidency, John Tyler

Victor Davis Hanson

Lew Wallace and the Ghosts of the Shunpike

James M. McPherson

If the Lost Order Hadn't Been Lost: Robert E. Lee Humbles the Union, 1862

Thomas Fleming

The Northwest Conspiracy

Jay Winick

Beyond the Wildest Dreams of John Wilkes Booth

Cecelia Holland

The Revolution 1877

Andrew Roberts

The Whale Against the Wolf: THe Anglo-American War of 1896

John Lukacs

No Pearl Harbor?: FDR Delays the War

Antony Beevor

If Eisenhower Had Gone to Berlin

Ted Morgan

Joe McCarthy's Secret Life

George Feifer

If the U-2 Hadn't Flown

Robert L. O'Connell

The Cuban Missle Crisis: Second Holocaust

Robert Dallek

JFK Lives

Lawrence Malkin and John F. Stacks

What It Watergate Were Still Just and Upscale Address?

Product Details

ISBN:
9780425198186
Editor:
Cowley, Robert
Publisher:
Berkley Trade
Editor:
Cowley, Robert
Author:
Cowley, Robert
Subject:
Essays
Subject:
United States - General
Subject:
General History
Copyright:
Edition Description:
Mass Market
Publication Date:
20040907
Binding:
Paperback
Grade Level:
from 12
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Y
Pages:
320
Dimensions:
9.06x5.96x.84 in. .77 lbs.
Age Level:
from 18

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