Overy, R: Oxford Illustrated History of World War Two, Oxford Illustrated History: Oxford Illustrated History of World War Two, LED-Kerzen "Halloween" mit Sound, 3er-Set, Stimmungen Foto-Terminkalender 2021 (Typ: 2er-Set), Der Morgen einer neuen Zeit / Kingsbridge Bd.4, Stimmungen Foto-Terminkalender 2021 (Typ: einzeln), Christoph Asendorf, Andreas Butter, Katharina Menzel-Ahr, Philipp Oswalt, Richard Overy, Anne Spiller, Thöner, Statt 39.95 € Yet it is three generations since hostilities formally... Andere Kunden interessierten sich auch für, World War Two was the most devastating conflict in recorded human history. Approaching the WWI in a myriad of different facets proves to be an interesting education for someone who had never been thaught about the Great War*. http:\/\/www.worldcat.org\/oclc\/1086381385> ; http:\/\/experiment.worldcat.org\/entity\/work\/data\/5033932294#Series\/oxford_illustrated_history>, http:\/\/experiment.worldcat.org\/entity\/work\/data\/5033932294#Topic\/world_history>, http:\/\/id.loc.gov\/vocabulary\/countries\/enk>, http:\/\/worldcat.org\/isbn\/9780198752905>, http:\/\/www.worldcat.org\/title\/-\/oclc\/1086381385>. * Jared Diamond, Professor of Geography at UCLA and Pulitzer-Prize-winning author of Guns, Germs, and Steel and The World Until Yesterday * Condensing the story of humanity's 200,000 year tenure on Earth into 450 pages (including pictures) could be an act of hubris or the result of orderly - yet imaginative - minds making connections across centuries and continents. And this growing distance in time has allowed historians to think differently about how to describe it, how to explain its course, and what subjects, Kommentar zu "Oxford Illustrated History: The Oxford Illustrated History of World War Two", zu „Oxford Illustrated History: The Oxford Illustrated History of World War Two, Oxford Illustrated History: The Oxford Illustrated History of World War Two. Would you have liked to understand the biggest questions about the history of the last 200,000 years, but you don't have the time required to read 97 different fat books to tell you the answers? It was the first conflict in which airplanes, submarines, and tanks played a significant role and the first in which casualties on the battlefield outnumbered t. Having a profound influence on the history of the twentieth century, the First World War left an intense legacy that continues to affect both those who lived through it and those who merely read about it in school. 496 Pages | 184 colour and black & white illustrations. Be the first to ask a question about The Oxford Illustrated History of the First World War. The name field is required. -- David Luhrssen, Shepherd Express, "A handy compendium of some of the major moments and periods of transformation in human history, set in a global context." His work, which has covered many fields and disciplines, has won him numerous awards, including the John Carter Brown Medal, a World History Association Book Prize, and, most recently, the Gran Cruz de la Orden de Alfonso X el Sabio, Spain's highest award for services to education and the arts. Why do homo sapiens include so much variety? It brings together some of the world's leading historians, under the expert guidance of Felipe Fernandez-Armesto, to tell the 200,000-year. * Lucia Marchini, Minerva * Some books are admirable because of their sheer scope and ambition, and this overview of the entirety of the human story fits firmly within that category. Please choose whether or not you want other users to be able to see on your profile that this library is a favorite of yours. Please enter recipient e-mail address(es). The University of Texas at Austin is one of the largest public universities in the As accessible as it is well-researched, it really is a joy to read and will satisfy anyone who wants to delve deeper into the history of the world. Auto Suggestions are available once you type at least 3 letters.