A History of the Twentieth Century (Two-Volume Set)
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Book: Very good
Jacket: Very good
Pages: Good
Markings: Previous owner
Martin Gilbert's "A History of the Twentieth Century" stands as one of the most authoritative narrative histories of the modern era, and this set gathers the first two volumes of his monumental three-part chronicle. Volume One, "1900-1933," chronicles the century's opening decades, tracing the collapse of empires, the carnage of the First World War, and the fragile peace that gave rise to fascism and totalitarian rule, while Volume Two, "1933-1951," details the descent into the Second World War, the horrors of the Holocaust, and the dawn of the atomic and Cold War ages. Drawing on original documents, letters, and firsthand testimony, Gilbert builds his account year by year, giving readers a ground level view of how ordinary lives intersected with the century's defining catastrophes and triumphs.
Author: Martin Gilbert
Format: Hardback
Published: 1997, HarperCollins
Genre: History
Condition remarks:
Book: Very good
Jacket: Very good
Pages: Good
Markings: Previous owner
Martin Gilbert's "A History of the Twentieth Century" stands as one of the most authoritative narrative histories of the modern era, and this set gathers the first two volumes of his monumental three-part chronicle. Volume One, "1900-1933," chronicles the century's opening decades, tracing the collapse of empires, the carnage of the First World War, and the fragile peace that gave rise to fascism and totalitarian rule, while Volume Two, "1933-1951," details the descent into the Second World War, the horrors of the Holocaust, and the dawn of the atomic and Cold War ages. Drawing on original documents, letters, and firsthand testimony, Gilbert builds his account year by year, giving readers a ground level view of how ordinary lives intersected with the century's defining catastrophes and triumphs.