The Visual History of Britain: from 1900 tot the present day - Hardcover

R.G. Grant

9781844421534: The Visual History of Britain: from 1900 tot the present day

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1844421538 ISBN 13: 9781844421534

Publisher: Carlton Books Ltd, 2006

This superb reference work traces the course of Britain's history from the death of Queen Victoria at the beginning of the twentieth century, through two World Wars, to the explosion of creativity and youth culture in the 1950s and 1960s, and up to the London bombings of 2005. Every aspect of history is covered from politics and warfare, to sport, the arts and science. The result is a rich and detailed coverage of a remarkable time in the history of a remarkable people, to be valued as a nostalgic record of the past and as a source of reference for the future.

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About the Author:

R. G. Grant has written more than 30 books on history and current affairs. His publications include Winston Churchill: An Illustrated Biography (Bison 1987), The Day Kennedy Died (Dial Press 1993), Flight: 100 Years of Aviation (DK 2002), and Battle: 5,000 Years of Combat (DK 2005). He was a major contributor to the ITV Visual History of the Twentieth Century (Carlton 1999) and wrote the DK annual Chronicle of the Year from 1996 to 1999.

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