What a terrible disappointment the twentieth century has been, was Winston Churchills comment in 1922. One world war was over, more than 6 million soldiers had been killed, and four vast empires had been destroyed. A second mass slaughterin which more than 46 million would diewas...
The first chapter of this comprehensive history of the century begins with the dawn of aviation and covers the first thirtythree years, including World War I, the stock market crash of 1929, and the rise of Hitler in Germany. Reissue.