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Concentrating on the crucial and the seemingly insignificant, this is a provocative look at the way our world could easily have been.

About the Author

Robert Cowley is the founding editor of MHQ: The Quarterly Journal of Military History - the award-winning magazine in the United States. He has worked in book and magazine publishing, and lives in New York City.

Reviews

Anyone interested in...History in general will find it fascinating to read
*Spectator*

Pure, almost illicit pleasure
*Sunday Telegraph*

A top-class bed-side read
*Financial Times*