365 - Modern History: From World War Two to the World Wide Web: Great Stories from Modern History for Every Day of the Year

by John Farndon and Gerard Cheshire

The world since the end of the Second World War often seems to represent the lighter half of the 20th century. Rapid recovery from the ravages of war; the rise of popular culture; the phenomenal growth in affluence, health and quality of life; and, the communications revolution - in the West at least, the story is a good one. But the years between 1944 and 2009 - those covered in this book - are far from being free of strife. They are, sadly, no strangers...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1848310692
• ISBN13: 9781848310698
• Release Date: July 2009
• Publisher: Icon Books
• Length: 556 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 5.0" x 7.8"