When the World Stood Still is part of the Pocket History series—a conveniently portable, stylishly packaged and eminently collectible set of twelve books that each open a window onto a selection of remarkable stories, characters and themes from the past. How different would our world be if Christopher Columbus had turned for home when his crew grumbled that they had sailed too long? How long would World War II have gone on if atomic bombs hadn’t brought it to a swift and terrible end? When the World Stood Still is a fascinating account of sixteen of the greatest, course changing moments in history.
