A compelling collection of human error and catastrophe through the ages - from the fall of Croesus to the destruction of Pompeii, from the Great Fire of London to the Great Depression, and from Little Big Horn to the Banking Crisis of 2008. The dynamic incidents, crises, battles and defeats from all fields of endeavor are included.
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