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Summary:
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.
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POSSIBLY ONE OF THE BEST SINGLE-VOLUME HISTORIES OF THE 20TH CENTURY
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I believe that this book is one of my best, well worth reading, and then re-reading. I should value any feedback, thoughts and suggestions.
very handy quick reference
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The book was used in a short semester study by adults over 60. It was perfect for the course because I could do further research on any subject covered, after getting the basics from the book and further details from the professor - a great book to have around for the grandchildren!
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The information in the book is mostly snippets of wars leaving aside a vast amount of technical, development and famine etc related information. The whole section about second world war leaves the atrocities committed on the gypsy's and other people. Colonial powers point of view is dominant. The Would not recommend for reading
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