| Description |
559 pages ; 20 cm |
| Contents |
Contents : Pursuit of policy contrary to self-interest -- Prototype : the Trojans take the wooden horse within their walls -- The Renaissance popes provoke the Protestant secession : 1470-1530 -- The British lose America -- America betrays itself in Vietnam -- Epilogue : "a lantern on the stern." |
| Analysis |
Western world, history |
| Notes |
First published in Great Britain: Michael Joseph, 1984 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
History -- Errors, inventions, etc.
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History, Modern.
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Judgment.
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Power (Social sciences)
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World history.
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| ISBN |
0349133654 |
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