{"product_id":"what-if-isbn-9780425176429","title":"What If?","description":"\u003cb\u003eIf history took a different turn, where would we be today?\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhat If?\u003c\/i\u003e 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? \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom 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. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith 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 \u003cb\u003eStephen J. Ambrose\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eJohn Keegan\u003c\/b\u003e, and many others.List of illustrations\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction by Robert Cowley\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eInfectious Alternatives - William H. McNeil\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Plague that Saved Jerusalem, 701 B.C.\u003cbr\u003eA Good Night's Sleep Can Do Wonders - Barbara N. Porter\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNo Glory That Was Greece - Victor Davis Hanson\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Persians Win at Salamis, 480 B.C.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eConquest Denied - Josiah Ober\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Premature Death of Alexander the Great\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFuror Teutonicus - The Teutoburg\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eForest, A.D. 9 - Lewis H. Lapham\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Dark Ages Made Lighter - Barry S. Strauss\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Consequences of Two Defeats\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Death That Saved Europe - Cecelia Holland\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Mongols Turn Back, 1242\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIf Only It Had Not Been Such a Wet Summer - Theodore K. Rabb\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Critical Decade of the 1520s\u003cbr\u003eIf the Holy League Hadn't Dithered - Peter Pierson\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Immolation of Hernán Cortés - Ross Hassig\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTenochtitlán, June 30, 1521\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Repulse of the English Fireships - Geoffrey Parker\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Spanish Armada Triumphs, August 8, 1588\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eUnlikely Victory - Thomas Fleming\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThirteen Ways the Americans Could Have Lost the Revolution\u003cbr\u003eGeorge Washington's Gamble - Ira D. Gruber\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat the Fog Wrought - David McCullough\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Revolution's Dunkirk, August 29, 1776\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRuler of the World - Alistair Horne\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNapoleon's Missed Opportunities\u003cbr\u003eNapoleon Wins at Waterloo - Caleb Carr\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIf the Lost Order Hadn't Been Lost - James M. McPherson\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRobert E. Lee Humbles the Union, 1862\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Confederate Cannae and Other Scenarios - Stephen W. Sears\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHow the Civil War Might Have Turned Out Differently\u003cbr\u003eVietnam in America, 1865 - Tom Wicker\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe What Ifs of 1914 - Robert Cowley\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe World War That Should Have Never Been\u003cbr\u003eBismarck's Empire: Stillborn - James Chace\u003cbr\u003eThanks, But No Cigar - David Clay Large\u003cbr\u003eThe Armistice of Desperation - Dennis E. Showalter\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHow Hitler Could Have Won the War - John Keegan\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Drive for the Middle East, 1941\u003cbr\u003eWhat a Taxi Driver Wrought - Williamson Murray\u003cbr\u003eTriumph of the Dictators - David Fromkin\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eOur Midway Disaster - Theodore F. Cook, Jr.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJapan Springs a Trap, June 4, 1942\u003cbr\u003eThe Case of the Missing Carriers - Elihu Rose\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eD Day Fails - Stephen A. Ambrose\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAtomic Alternatives in Europe\u003cbr\u003eThe Soviet Invasion of Japan - Robert Cowley\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFuneral in Berlin - David Clay Large\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Cold War Turns Hot\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChina Without Tears - Arthur Waldron\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIf Chiang Kai-shek Hadn't Gambled in 1946\u003cbr\u003eA Quagmire Avoided? - Ted Morgan\u003cbr\u003eThe End - Robert L. O'Connell\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eRobert Cowley\u003c\/b\u003e is the founding editor of \u003ci\u003eMHQ: The Quarterly Journal of Military History\u003c\/i\u003e, which was nominated for a National Magazine Award for General Excellence. 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