The greatest lies in history : spin, doublespeak, buck-passing and official cover-ups that shaped the world

Canduci, Alexander

Notes
Many great pinnacles of human achievement are inextricably linked to shameless untruths. Lies have been used to justify wars, to acquire weapons, livestock, and industrial secrets. This book examines specific episodes in history to identify the reasons why politicians, religious leaders and others have supported some of the most outrageous lies
Additional Notes
lies, history, Crusades, American Indians, King Richard III, World War I, World War II, Pearl Harbour, Joseph Stalin, Knights Templar, Vietnam War, Jesuits, Galileo, Mao Tse-Tung
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Physical Description: 335 p, ill. (some col.), ports, 24 cm
SubTitle: spin, doublespeak, buck-passing and official cover-ups that shaped the world
MARC Import date: London
MARC Record: London
Location edition Bar Code due date
Library R27570
Dewey:904 CAN
ISBN:9781741964790
pub:2009
Subjects
World War I
First World War
Tse-Tung, Mao
World War II
Second World War
Crusades
Vietnam
Stalin, Joseph
American Indians
Vietnam War
Galileo
Pearl Harbour
Lies
Richard III, King
Deception - History
Truthfulness and falsehood - History
History - Errors, inventions, etc
Crusades - 13th-15th centuries
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