History's Turning Point

by Asa Briggs (Foreword), Asa Briggs (Foreword), Revel Guest (Author), Andrew St.George (Author)

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  Hardcover
  1995

  $3.25

  Tying in with a 13-part international television series, this book examines selected key moments in 2000 years of world history which have had repercussions on human life. These include the defeat of Antony and Cleopatra and subsequent phenomenal growth of the Roman Empire, the Black Death that ravaged Europe in the 14th century, and the Russian Revolution's contribution of a new ideology - communism - to the world. Each turning point highlights the central roles of the exceptional men and women whose actions and interactions sent ripple effects across the expanse of history. The television programme's reconstructions were carried out at the actual sites of the events, and stills of these are featured in the book.