Unimagined Consequences

The twentieth century was shaped by grand ideologies — and by moments of pride, pettiness and impulse.

Unimagined Consequences looks at the people behind the headlines, from emperors and revolutionaries to presidents and assassins, and at the small, often childish decisions that set off consequences on a global scale.

It is history told as a chain reaction: accessible, provocative and a reminder that ordinary human flaws have extraordinary reach.