What ifs? of American history
by Antony Beevor, Robert Cowley, Jay Winik, John Luckacs, Caleb Carr, Robert Dallek · first published 2001
2mentions
0recommended by
2HN commenters
2013–2014first – last mentioned
100% neutral
A collection of essays on pivotal moments in American history includes Caleb Carr on America had there been no Revolution, and Robert Dallek on what might have happened if JFK had not been assassinated.
Affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.
An essay in the book What Ifs? of American History (Robert Cowley, ed.) by Robert L. O'Connell, "The Cuban Missile Crisis: Second Holocaust," details what might have happened if Arkhipov had not been successful and the Randolph had in fact been hit by…
on “Vasili Arkhipov” ↗…might like the exercise "Operation Skyshield" that had UK nuclear bombers successfully penetrating US air defenses in the 1960s: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Skyshield Edit: Also, the book "What Ifs? of American History" has a scenario with the US going to war with the British Empire in 1896 - with the apt title of "The Whale Against the Wolf". http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/What_Ifs%3F_of_American_History
on “US invasion plan for Canada (1920) [pdf]” ↗