History's Worst Decisions and Inventions, Stephen Weir

From the abduction of Helen of Troy to the failures of preparation that allowed the 2004 Boxing Day Tsunami to wreak such havoc, and from Daedalus’ creation of wings enabling him to fly to the increase in subprime lending that contributed to the financial crash of 2008, this well-illustrated volume records 90 disastrous decisions and inventions that have shaped human history.