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The War of the World
Paperback
$26.00
Published on Oct 30, 2007 | 912 Pages
From the bestselling author of The Ascent of Money and The Square and the Tower
“Even those who have read widely in 20th-century history will find fresh, surprising details.” —The Boston Globe
“A fascinating read, thanks to Ferguson’s gifts as a writer of clear, energetic narrative history.” —The Washington Post
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.
“Even those who have read widely in 20th-century history will find fresh, surprising details.” —The Boston Globe
“A fascinating read, thanks to Ferguson’s gifts as a writer of clear, energetic narrative history.” —The Washington Post
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.
Author
Niall Ferguson
Niall Ferguson is one of the world’s most renowned historians. He is the author of sixteen books, including Doom, Civilization, The Great Degeneration, Kissinger, 1923–1968: The Idealist, and The Ascent of Money. He is the Milbank Family Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution, Stanford University, and the managing director of Greenmantle LLC. He is also a regular Bloomberg Opinion columnist. His many prizes include the International Emmy for Best Documentary (2009), the Benjamin Franklin Award for Public Service (2010), and the Council on Foreign Relations Arthur Ross Book Award (2016).
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