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It Seemed Like a Good Idea: A Compendium of Great Historical Fiascoes [Secure eReader (recommended)/Mobipocket/Microsoft Reader/Adobe]
by William R. Forstchen & Bill Fawcett
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 Throughout the annals of history, the best of intentions--and sometimes the worst--have set in motion events with a vastly different outcome than originally intended. In this entertaining, fact-filled chronicle, William Forstchen and Bill Fawcett explore the watersheds of history that began as the best of ideas and ended as the worst of fiascoes. A Holy War--The Medieval Crusades for religious liberation become centuries of slaughter and destruction. Sibling Rivalry--Leif Erikson spares his sis... more info>> 2004
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Hunters and Shooters: An Oral History of the U.S. Navy Seals in Vietnam [Secure eReader (recommended)/Mobipocket/Microsoft Reader]
by Bill Fawcett
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 The U.S. Navy SEALs have long been considered among the finest, most courageous, and professional soldiers in American military history--an elite fighting force trained as parachutists, frogmen, demolition experts, and guerrilla warriors ready for sea, air, and land combat. Born out of a proud naval tradition dating back to World War II, the first SEAL teams were commissioned in the early 1960s. Vietnam was their proving ground. In this remarkable volume, fifteen former SEALs--most of them origi... more info>>
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You Did What?: Mad Plans and Great Historical Disasters [Secure eReader (recommended)/Mobipocket/Microsoft Reader/Adobe]
by Brian Thomsen & Bill Fawcett
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History has never been more fun than it is in this fact-filled compendium of historical fiascoes and embarrassingly bad ideas. Throughout history, the rich and powerful, and even just the dim-witted, have made horrifically bad decisions that have had resounding effects on our world. From kings to corporate leaders, from captains to presidents, no one is immune to bad decisions and their lasting legacy. The fiascoes that litter our history are innumerable ... and fascinating in their foolishness.... more info>>
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You Said What?: Lies and Propaganda Throughout History [Secure eReader (recommended)/Mobipocket/Microsoft Reader/Adobe]
by Bill Fawcett
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A fascinating, fun, and fact-filled compendium of the greatest lies, deceptions, propaganda, and frauds ever perpetrated. Throughout history--from the dawn of man to the War on Terror--governments, corporations, historians, and high-level braggarts of every stripe have freely engaged in the time-honored pastime of lying for fun and profit. You Said What? is an endlessly entertaining and outrageously edifying look at some of the biggest whoppers of all time, chock-full of deceptions, trickery, an... more info>>
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Oval Office Oddities: An Irreverent Collection of Presidential Facts, Follies, and Foibles [Secure eReader (recommended)/Mobipocket/Microsoft Reader]
by Bill Fawcett
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Every four years Americans go to the polls to elect a leader--a personage of unimpeachable sobriety and moral standing who will serve as a paragon for the rest of us. But truth be told, presidents and their families are people too--with quirks and character flaws like everyone else ... and plenty of skeletons rattling around in their closets. Oval Office Oddities is a grand compendium of fascinating, sometimes embarrassing presidential facts, gaffes, and oddball behaviors--available in plenty of... more info>>
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