Jacob F. Field

Gebundenes Buch

A Short History of the World in 50 Conspiracies

Beschreibung

Explore the conspiracies, clandestine operations and coups that have shaped the course of history. This is history ... but not as you know it. Behind the great events, figures and developments of the past, there have always been fiendish plots, hidden machinations and covert operations. Leading readers through a truly worldwide history, Jacob F. Field examines how conspiracies have shaped the course of humanity, from the earliest times right up until the modern day. In 50 bite-sized chapters spanning 2,500 years, A Short History of the World in 50 Conspiracies details bloody coups, gruesome assassinations and devious espionage to give a new perspective on the past. These are conspiracies that have sparked wars, scandals and regime changes , from the assassination that eliminated Xerxes the Great, one of the great rulers of the ancient world, to the 1991 coup that attempted to preserve Communist rule in Russia. Readers will follow the complex, intriguing and sometimes underhand ways the past was shaped across the millennia, as Field reveals new perspectives on events from the Crusades to the French Revolution, to World Wars I and II, as well as influential figures like Julius Caesar, Abraham Lincoln and Nelson Mandela. A Short History of the World in 50 Conspiracies will take you into the shadows of history to reveal the seismic impact of the world's most fascinating conspiracies. Also available: A Short History of the World in 50 Tyrants (9781789298437) A Short History of the World in 50 Failures (9781789296938) A Short History of the World in 50 Lies (9781789294606) A Short History of the World in 50 Books (9781789294088) A Short History of the World in 50 Animals (9781789292954) A Short History of the World in 50 Places (9781789291971)

Autor

Dr Jacob F. Field is a historian and writer who was a contributor to 1001 Historic Sites and 1001 Battles. He is the author of One Bloody Thing After Another: The World's Gruesome History, and We Shall Fight on the Beaches: The Speeches That Inspired History, both published by Michael O'Mara Books. He studied for his undergraduate degree at the University of Oxford, and then moved to Newcastle University for his PhD, where he completed a thesis on the Great Fire of London. He then worked as a research associate at the University of Cambridge.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Michael O'Mara Books Ltd
• Seitenzahl: 288
• Erscheinungstermin: 3. Dezember 2026
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 178mm x 129mm x 25mm
• ISBN-13: 9781789299076
• ISBN-10: 1789299071
• Artikelnr.: 76062597