The War of the World: Twentieth-Century Conflict and the Descent of the West

By (author): "Niall Ferguson"
Publish Date: August 15th 2006
The War of the World: Twentieth-Century Conflict and the Descent of the West
ISBN1594201005
ISBN139781594201004
AsinThe War of the World: Twentieth-Century Conflict and the Descent of the West
Original titleThe War of the World: History's Age of Hatred
Astonishing in its scope and erudition, this is the magnum opus that Niall Ferguson's numerous acclaimed works have been leading up to. In it, he grapples with perhaps the most challenging questions of modern history: Why was the twentieth century history's bloodiest by far? Why did unprecedented material progress go hand in hand with total war and genocide? His quest for new answers takes him from the walls of Nanjing to the bloody beaches of Normandy, from the economics of ethnic cleansing to the politics of imperial decline and fall. The result, as brilliantly written as it is vital, is a great historian's masterwork.