Those Who Forget History Are Doomed to Repeat It. And so we have. Time again the mankind has faced down problems, but have failed to take the hard earned knowledge into the next battle of the same nature. This collection of essays will illuminate those problems we've faced over and over and the common threads that have stumped us for centuries. Including: Islamic jihads past and present: The Lesson of the Mahdi and the fact that the Saud family fled after the Wahabist defeat in Sudan will also explain a lot about our rather uncomfortable ally; Terrorists: Anarchists, Wooblies, Luddites, Spain against Napoleon, and the IRA all have lessons on what to do and what to not let them do to our society; Military Insurgencies: the Barbarian hordes, The Mau Mau of Kenya, Italian Freedom fighters in the 19th century, the Tamil Tigers in Sri Lanka, and the Confederate forces of the American Civil War; Afghanistan Redux with the British, Russians, and Americans. Inflation and the devaluation of currency throughout history including debasing coins, letting inflation run wild: Roman Emperors creating worthless coins, silly economic policy in the Weimer Republic, and run away inflation Zimbabwe; Financial disasters like the Tulip Bubble and South Pacific Bubble; Ecological collapse like the Mayan agricultural collapse and the devestation cause by the Ice Ages; The Rise of radical political minorities in bad times including the Bolshevik Revolution and the coming of Nazis; and Pandemics and epidemics including the Black Death and other plagues through history. With more than 35 chapters of the Groundhog Days of world history, both infamous and obscure, "Doomed to Repeat" is chock full of trivia, history, and fascinating looks at the world's repeated mistakes.
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Bill Fawcett is the author and editor of more than a dozen books, including You Did What?, It Seemed Like a Good Idea, How To Lose a Battle, and You Said What? He lives in Illinois.
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Oblivious to Hindsight
14 May 2013
By G. Poirier
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In this interesting book, the author points out several situations where humans have failed to learn important lessons from history and, as a result, seem doomed to repeat some of the tragic errors that have occurred. The topics include Afghanistan (geography, politics, invasions), terrorism, language, socio-political issues in Africa, world plagues and a lot (over 50% of the book) on economics and finance. Although the chapters on this last topic each have a particular focus, each goes through a lot of the same material/events; consequently, there is a certain amount of repetition. However, I did not find that too distracting.
I have read a number of this author's books. I found them to be quite entertaining, especially due to his priceless tongue-in-cheek prose complemented by a careful choice of words to suit each situation. This made for pleasant light-hearted reading. This work, on the other hand, is serious - very serious - even scary at times. It is clear, accessible, lively and quite captivating. I believe that this book can be enjoyed by anyone; however, those with a special interest in history and economics will likely appreciate it the most.
I have read a number of this author's books. I found them to be quite entertaining, especially due to his priceless tongue-in-cheek prose complemented by a careful choice of words to suit each situation. This made for pleasant light-hearted reading. This work, on the other hand, is serious - very serious - even scary at times. It is clear, accessible, lively and quite captivating. I believe that this book can be enjoyed by anyone; however, those with a special interest in history and economics will likely appreciate it the most.
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