Bibliograph

Napoleon's hemorrhoids, and other small events that changed history, Phil Mason

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Napoleon's hemorrhoids, and other small events that changed history, Phil Mason

Language

eng

resource.biographical

contains biographical information

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Napoleon's hemorrhoids

Oclc number

318420243

Responsibility statement

Phil Mason

Sub title

and other small events that changed history

Summary

Discusses how small events impacted the outcomes of significant historical events, describing the Cuban Missile Crisis and the Battle of Waterloo, along with Adolph Hitler's real name, the almost stillbirth of Pablo Picasso, and more

Table Of Contents

Detours on the march of history -- Politics : fates and fortunes -- History's tricks : accidents, illnesses, and assassinations -- The fog of war -- Science : inspiration, invention, and intrigue -- Chance beginnings -- Artistic strokes (of luck) -- "Unlucky, Sport!" -- Crime : missed demeanours -- Business : enterprise and intuition

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