Dimensions
129 x 198 x 52mm
1933-1951
The second volume of Sir Martin Gilbert's acclaimed three-volume global history of the twentieth century charts the inexorable build-up to the Second World War, a war in which more than 46 million people were killed and which caused deep and lasting upheavals in the world's social, political and national parameters. Yet the attempt to preserve humane values, to maintain the rule of law and to uphold the rights and dignity of the individual are powerful themes in this volume which tells the story of the century until the end of the Korean War. The undisputed master of narrative history, Gilbert moves from continent to continent and country to country with ease to convey the dramas, struggles and achievements of the twentieth century, mustering a wealth of intricate historical detail into a rich mosaic. His writing is epic in scope but always human in sympathy. This is the definitive chronicle of our age.
