Calamities and Catastrophes
(Sprache: Englisch)
A fascinating and revelatory book in which Wilson picks the 10 worst years in world history, from the destruction of the Roman Empire in 541 to the march on Leningrad in 1942. He identifies the traitors, scumbags and villains whose lust for power brought...
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A fascinating and revelatory book in which Wilson picks the 10 worst years in world history, from the destruction of the Roman Empire in 541 to the march on Leningrad in 1942. He identifies the traitors, scumbags and villains whose lust for power brought such terror to their times, and shows how history has a horrible way of repeating itself. "Horrible Histories" for grown-ups.
Inhaltsverzeichnis zu „Calamities and Catastrophes “
Chapter 1 541-2 1 Chapter 2 1241 - 2 29 Chapter 3 1572 55 Chapter 4 1631 - 2 86 Chapter 5 1709 116 Chapter 6 1848 138 Chapter 7 1865 - 6 168 Chapter 8 1942 - 3 197 Chapter 9 1968 224 Chapter 10 1994 254
Autoren-Porträt von Derek Wilson
Derek Wilson is one of Britain's leading popular historians. Since leaving Cambridge, where he took the Archbishop Cranmer Prize for post-graduate research, he has written over 50 books including Britain's Rottenest Years (Short Books), Rothschild: A Story of Wealth and Power and Hans Holbein: Portrait of an Unknown Man, as well as making numerous radio and TV appearances.
Bibliographische Angaben
- Autor: Derek Wilson
- 2011, Maße: 13,9 x 3,2 cm, Gebunden, Englisch
- Verlag: Short Books
- ISBN-10: 1907595457
- ISBN-13: 9781907595455
Sprache:
Englisch
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