{"product_id":"virtual-history","title":"Virtual History","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEdited by Niall Ferguson, \u003ci\u003eVirtual History\u003c\/i\u003e applies ''counterfactual'' arguments to decisive moments in modern history.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhat if Britain had stayed out of the First World War?\u003cbr\u003eWhat if Germany had invaded Britain in 1940?\u003cbr\u003eWhat if Nazi Germany had defeated the Soviet Union?\u003cbr\u003eHow would England look if there had been no Cromwell?\u003cbr\u003eWhat if there had been no American Revolution?\u003cbr\u003eAnd what if John F. Kennedy had lived?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn this acclaimed book, leading historians from Andrew Roberts to Michael Burleigh challenge the complacency of traditional accounts, exploring what might have been if nine of the most decisive moments in modern history had never happened.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''Quite brilliant, inspiring for the layman and an enviable tour de force for the informed reader ... A wonderful book ... lucid, exciting and easy to read'' - \u003ci\u003eLiterary Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''Ferguson constructs an entire scenario starting with Charles I''s defeat of the Covenanters, running through three revolutions that did not happen and climaxing with the collapse of the West, ruled by an Anglo-American empire, in the face of a mighty transcontinental, tsarist Russian imperium ... A welcome, optimistic assault on an intellectual heresy'' - \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''A talented and imaginative team who tackle with counterfactual verve a series of turning points'' - \u003ci\u003eDaily Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57319351845246,"sku":"NW9780241952252","price":13.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9780241952252.jpg?v=1778698092","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/en-eu\/products\/virtual-history","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}