This book is about lies and their consequences, through history and across the world. Many great pinnacles of human achievement are inextricably linked to shameless untruths; in fact deceptions have played a major part in shaping the course of history and the destiny of nations. Lies have been used to justify wars, to acquire weapons, slaves, fire, food, gold, land, women, men, livestock and industrial secrets. Lies have been told to impose the dreams, ideology or religion of one person, or group of people, on the rest of humankind. This fascinating and thought-provoking book examines key events in the history of the world that have been skewed in the telling from the start. It uncovers evidence that has been suppressed, details the reasons why the facts have been manipulated, and demonstrates how the accepted accounts of these events need to be rejected for a more sophisticated understanding of what really happened.19 cm x 24 cm 336 page softcover.