A History of the Twentieth Century: The Concise Edition of the Acclaimed World History – A Vivid Year-by-Year Record of Wars and Technology from Aviation to Computers - Couverture souple

Gilbert, Martin

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 006050594X ISBN 13 : 9780060505943

Editeur : William Morrow Paperbacks, 2002

Synopsis

Martin Gilbert, author of the multivolume biography of Winston Churchill and other brilliant works of history, chronicles world events year by year, from the dawn of aviation to the flourishing technology age, taking us through World War I to the inauguration of Franklin Roosevelt as president of the United States and Hider as chancellor of Germany. He continues on to document wars in South Africa, China, Ethiopia, Spain, Korea, Vietnam, and Bosnia, as well as apartheid, the arms race, the moon landing, and the beginnings of the computer age, while interspersing the influence of art, literature, music, and religion throughout this vivid work.

A rich, textured look at war, celebration, suffering, life, death, and renewal in the century gone by, this volume is nothing less than extraordinary.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Martin Gilbert is Winston Churchill's biographer and the author of eight acclaimed books on the Holocaust. He lives in London.

À propos de la quatrième de couverture

Martin Gilbert, author of the multivolume biography of Winston Churchill and other brilliant works of history, chronicles world events year by year, from the dawn of aviation to the flourishing technology age, taking us through World War I to the inauguration of Franklin Roosevelt as president of the United States and Hider as chancellor of Germany. He continues on to document wars in South Africa, China, Ethiopia, Spain, Korea, Vietnam, and Bosnia, as well as apartheid, the arms race, the moon landing, and the beginnings of the computer age, while interspersing the influence of art, literature, music, and religion throughout this vivid work.

A rich, textured look at war, celebration, suffering, life, death, and renewal in the century gone by, this volume is nothing less than extraordinary.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: William Morrow Paperbacks
• Date d'édition: 2002
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 006050594X
• ISBN 13: 9780060505943
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 832
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