Buy this book on-line Walton, George : Twelve Events That Changed Our WorldCowles Book Company Inc, New York, 1970
A thoughtful discussion of twelve major twentieth century events and their critical effects which the author feels have shaped the modern world: Pearl Harbor, Stalingrad, the polio vaccine, jet power, the bombing of Hiroshima, Mao's rise to power, the Berlin airlift, the French defeat at Dien Bien Phu, the 1954 US Supreme Court decision, the Soviet 'Sputnik' rocket program, the Cuban missile crisis. and the advent of television; contains glossy illustrations, bibliography, index. Hardcover with dust jacket, 240pp., d.j. shows very light edgewear, flaps taped to boards. Very rare. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book. Book Condition: Fine. Binding: Hardcover. Jacket: Very Good Click here for full details of this book, to ask a question or to buy it on-line. Bibliophile Bookbase probably offers multiple copies of Walton, George : Twelve Events That Changed Our World. Click here to select from a complete list of available copies of this book. Bibliophile Bookbase lists over 5 million books, maps and prints including atlases, libri antichi, out of print books, used books and livres illustrées. Bibliophile Bookbase for antiquarian books, maps and prints. |