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The Button That Sparked A War : INTERESTING FACTS - J WELLS

The Button That Sparked A War

By: J WELLS

Paperback | 17 December 2025

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History rarely announces itself with noise.

More often, it slips quietly into daily life - through a button on a uniform, a match struck in a pocket, a clock mounted on a wall, or a simple tool meant to save time. The Button That Sparked a War explores how ordinary objects quietly reshaped power, discipline, labor, and control long before anyone noticed the consequences.

Each chapter follows a familiar object into history and asks an uncomfortable question: what happens when something small becomes unavoidable? From military buttons and disposable razor blades to umbrellas, forks, locks, and safety pins, these stories reveal how convenience, efficiency, and design slowly rewrote social rules.

Grounded in real historical evidence and written for curious readers, this book offers a collection of surprising, little-known facts that change how the everyday world is seen - not as neutral, but as quietly powerful.

Once you notice it, you can't unsee it.

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