366 : a leap year of great stories from history
Marsh, W. B. (William B.)2008
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Strange sometimes to think, even the biggest events of world history happened on a particular day a sweltering February 25th, a rainy July 2nd, your father's birthday. W. B. Marsh and Bruce Carrick present a leap year of historical stories in turns amazing, horrifying, touching and tearful. Spanning the history of man's life on earth and every corner of the inhabited world, they paint a picture of infinite richness and minute, enthralling detail. Read about the first-ever tanks going into combat on the Somme, Pushkin's death in a duel, Nietzsche s dramatic breakdown in Turin, Jesse Owens humiliating the Nazis at the Olympic Games and much, much more. The ideal book for any history junkie.History.
Main title:
366 : a leap year of great stories from history / W.B. Marsh and Bruce Carrick.
Imprint:
Thriplow : Icon Books, 2008.
Collation:
xxxiii, 618 p. : ill. ; 20 cm.
Notes:
Includes index.
ISBN:
9781848310056
Dewey class:
902
Language:
English
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BRN:
381322