The Almost Complete History of the World - Softcover

RECORDED HISTORY is rich with events that have changed the course of human experience - events that have rippled through the centuries, and still others that rumble on today. Here in one amazing volume are seventy-five of the most important historical events of all time-divided into five historical sections, The Almost Complete History of the World contains all the major historical events that you ever need to know. Chapters include: the Peloponnesian War the fall of the Roman Empire the Crusades the travels of Marco Polo the arrival of Columbus in the New World the storming of the Bastille the Gettysburg Address D-Day the Chernobyl nuclear disaster the 9/11 terrorist attacks and sixty-five other incredible historic episodes.