What If? 2 Eminent Historians Imagine what Might Have Been : Essays

There is no surer way to make history come alive than to contemplate those moments when the world's future--the government and wealth of nations, the faith, and culture of generations--hung in the balance. In this volume, many of our brightest historians speculate about some of history's intriguing crossroads and the ways in which our lives may have been changed for the better--or for the worse.