A Short History of the World in 50 Conspiracies

Explore the conspiracies, clandestine operations and coups that have shaped the course of history.This is history … but not as you know it. Behind the great events, figures and developments of the past, there have always been fiendish plots, hidden machinations and covert operations.Leading readers through a truly worldwide history, Jacob F.Field examines how conspiracies have shaped the course of humanity, from the earliest times right up until the modern day. In 50 bite-sized chapters spanning 2,500 years, A Short History of the World in 50 Conspiracies details bloody coups, gruesome assassinations and devious espionage to give a new perspective on the past.Historical hoaxes, political cover-ups and secret societies are all explored to reveal unsolved mysteries and unexplained events. These are conspiracies that have sparked wars, scandals and regime changes, from the assassination that eliminated Xerxes the Great, one of the great rulers of the ancient world, to the 1991 coup that a