Chronicle of the 20th Century
Chronicle of the 20th Century
- Australasia
, AU
- Penguin 1991
"Chronicle of the 20th Century is more than a book; it is an experience, taking you back to relive history as it happens. It is as big and rich, as diverse and exciting as the new century itself. Month by month, year by year the news reports of all the great dramas and events are presented, from world wars to fashions and films and great sporting events. The stories are freshly written by the top journalists of today with all the immediacy of the daily newspaper and with the great pictures from news archives around the world. You are there with a ringside seat when man first flies an aeroplane, invents the 'talking pictures' and sets foot on the moon. You become witness to such momentous events as the Russian Revolution, the rise of Hitler, the D-Day landings, the bombing of Hiroshima, the assasination of President Kennedy, the retreat from Vietnam. As Australasians you read the immediate reports of the landing at Gallipoli, the Great Depression, Tobruk and the Kokoda trail, the conquest of Everest, the sacking of Gough Whitlam, the America's Cup and the infamous under-arm ball. You will follow the lives of legendary figures such as Ghandi and Winston Churchill, recapture the whiff of scandals such as King Edward's abdication and the Profumo affair, relive great sports victories, be chilled by disasters such as Cyclone Tracy, marvel at scientific discoveries, and thrill to artistic stunning operatic careers of Dame Joan Sutherland and Dame Kiri Te Kanawa. Our changing social and cultural life-our cars, our clothes, our food, our homes, our films and theatre, our music-are reminders of our part in the 20th century story. This edition has been specially prepared for Australasia and reflects our perspective on a century that began when Queen Victoria was monarch and Australia and New Zealand were still Colonies. Whether you turn to Chronicle for reference, enlightenment, nostalgia or entertainment it is destined to be a treasured and much read possession in your home. For the youngest and the oldest, it is the book of our times." Tagset incomplete because this book covers has so much on the 20th Century. If you can't find something elsewhere, search the index of this book.
1-872031-80-3 = Chronicle of the 20th Century
1900-1909
1910-1919
1920-1929
1930-1939
1940-1949
1950-1959
1960-1969
1970-1979
1980-1989
Afghanistan
Albania
Algeria
Andorra
Angola
Antigua and Barbuda
Antilles
Argentina
Australia
Austria
Bahamas
Bahrain
Bangladesh
Barbados
Belau
Belgium
Belize
Benin
Bhutan
Bolivia
Botswana
Brazil
Brunei
Bulgaria
Burkino Faso
Upper Volta
Burma
Burundi
Cambodia
Kampuchea
Cameroon
Canada
Cape Verde
Central African Republic
Chad
Chile
China
PRC
People's Republic of China
Colombia
Comoros
Congo
Costa Rica
Cuba
Cyprus
Czechoslovakia
Denmark
Djibouti
Dominica
Dominican Republic
Ecuador
Egypt
El Salvador
Equatorial Guinea
Ethiopia
Fiji
Finland
France
Gabon
Gambia
German Democratic Republic
German Federal Republic
Ghana
Greece
Grenada
Guatemala
Guinea
Republic of Guinea
Guinea Bissau
Guyana
India
Indonesia
Iran
Iraq
Ireland
Republic of Ireland
Israel
Italy
Ivory Coast
Jamaica
Japan
Jordan
Kenya
Kiribati
Korea
North Korea
South Korea
Kuwait
Laos
Lebanon
Lesotho
Liberia
Libya
Liechtenstein
Luxembourg
Madagascar
Malawi
Malaysia
Maldives
Mali
Malta
Mauritania
Mauritius
Mexico
Monaco
Mongolia
Morocco
Mozambique
Namibia
Nauru
Nepal
Netherlands
New Zealand
Nicaragua
Niger
Nigeria
Norway
Oman
Pakistan
Palestine
Panama
Papua New Guinea
Paraguay
Peru
Phillipines
Poland
Portugal
Qatar
Romania
Rwanda
Saharawi Democratic Republic
Western Sahara
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Lucia
Samoa
Western Samoa
San Marino
Sao Tome and Principe
Saudi Arabia
Senegal
Seychelles
Sierra Leone
Singapore
Solomon Islands
Somalia
South Africa
Spain
Sri Lanka
Sudan
Surinam
Swaziland
Sweden
Switzerland
Syria
Taiwan
Formosa
Tanzania
Thailand
Togo
Tonga
Trinidad and Tobago
Tunisia
Turkey
Tuvalu
Uganda
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
USSR
United Arab Emirates
United Kingdom
Great Britian
United Kingdom of Great Britian and Northern Ireland
United States of America
USA
Uruguay
Vanuatu
Vatican
Venezuela
Vietnam
Yemen Arab Republic
North Yemen
Southern Yemen
Yugoslavia
Zaïre
Zambia
Zimbabwe
Arab League
Australia, New Zealand, US
ANZUS
Carribbean Community and Common Market
African Financial Community currency
Council for Mutual Economic Assistance
COMECON
Commonwealth
Economic Community of West African States
European Community
European Free Trade Association
Gulf Cooperation Council
Latin American Economic System
Latin American Intergration Association
North Atlantic Treaty Organisation
NATO
Nordic Council
Organisation of American States
Organisation of African Unity
Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development
OECD
Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries
United Nations
UN
Warsaw Pact
Islam
Christianity
Judaism
Hindiusm
Buddhism
Paganism
Religion
Communism
Socialism
Anarchism
Capitalism
Feudalism
Syndicationalism
Imperialism
Colonialism
History
News
902.02
"Chronicle of the 20th Century is more than a book; it is an experience, taking you back to relive history as it happens. It is as big and rich, as diverse and exciting as the new century itself. Month by month, year by year the news reports of all the great dramas and events are presented, from world wars to fashions and films and great sporting events. The stories are freshly written by the top journalists of today with all the immediacy of the daily newspaper and with the great pictures from news archives around the world. You are there with a ringside seat when man first flies an aeroplane, invents the 'talking pictures' and sets foot on the moon. You become witness to such momentous events as the Russian Revolution, the rise of Hitler, the D-Day landings, the bombing of Hiroshima, the assasination of President Kennedy, the retreat from Vietnam. As Australasians you read the immediate reports of the landing at Gallipoli, the Great Depression, Tobruk and the Kokoda trail, the conquest of Everest, the sacking of Gough Whitlam, the America's Cup and the infamous under-arm ball. You will follow the lives of legendary figures such as Ghandi and Winston Churchill, recapture the whiff of scandals such as King Edward's abdication and the Profumo affair, relive great sports victories, be chilled by disasters such as Cyclone Tracy, marvel at scientific discoveries, and thrill to artistic stunning operatic careers of Dame Joan Sutherland and Dame Kiri Te Kanawa. Our changing social and cultural life-our cars, our clothes, our food, our homes, our films and theatre, our music-are reminders of our part in the 20th century story. This edition has been specially prepared for Australasia and reflects our perspective on a century that began when Queen Victoria was monarch and Australia and New Zealand were still Colonies. Whether you turn to Chronicle for reference, enlightenment, nostalgia or entertainment it is destined to be a treasured and much read possession in your home. For the youngest and the oldest, it is the book of our times." Tagset incomplete because this book covers has so much on the 20th Century. If you can't find something elsewhere, search the index of this book.
1-872031-80-3 = Chronicle of the 20th Century
1900-1909
1910-1919
1920-1929
1930-1939
1940-1949
1950-1959
1960-1969
1970-1979
1980-1989
Afghanistan
Albania
Algeria
Andorra
Angola
Antigua and Barbuda
Antilles
Argentina
Australia
Austria
Bahamas
Bahrain
Bangladesh
Barbados
Belau
Belgium
Belize
Benin
Bhutan
Bolivia
Botswana
Brazil
Brunei
Bulgaria
Burkino Faso
Upper Volta
Burma
Burundi
Cambodia
Kampuchea
Cameroon
Canada
Cape Verde
Central African Republic
Chad
Chile
China
PRC
People's Republic of China
Colombia
Comoros
Congo
Costa Rica
Cuba
Cyprus
Czechoslovakia
Denmark
Djibouti
Dominica
Dominican Republic
Ecuador
Egypt
El Salvador
Equatorial Guinea
Ethiopia
Fiji
Finland
France
Gabon
Gambia
German Democratic Republic
German Federal Republic
Ghana
Greece
Grenada
Guatemala
Guinea
Republic of Guinea
Guinea Bissau
Guyana
India
Indonesia
Iran
Iraq
Ireland
Republic of Ireland
Israel
Italy
Ivory Coast
Jamaica
Japan
Jordan
Kenya
Kiribati
Korea
North Korea
South Korea
Kuwait
Laos
Lebanon
Lesotho
Liberia
Libya
Liechtenstein
Luxembourg
Madagascar
Malawi
Malaysia
Maldives
Mali
Malta
Mauritania
Mauritius
Mexico
Monaco
Mongolia
Morocco
Mozambique
Namibia
Nauru
Nepal
Netherlands
New Zealand
Nicaragua
Niger
Nigeria
Norway
Oman
Pakistan
Palestine
Panama
Papua New Guinea
Paraguay
Peru
Phillipines
Poland
Portugal
Qatar
Romania
Rwanda
Saharawi Democratic Republic
Western Sahara
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Lucia
Samoa
Western Samoa
San Marino
Sao Tome and Principe
Saudi Arabia
Senegal
Seychelles
Sierra Leone
Singapore
Solomon Islands
Somalia
South Africa
Spain
Sri Lanka
Sudan
Surinam
Swaziland
Sweden
Switzerland
Syria
Taiwan
Formosa
Tanzania
Thailand
Togo
Tonga
Trinidad and Tobago
Tunisia
Turkey
Tuvalu
Uganda
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
USSR
United Arab Emirates
United Kingdom
Great Britian
United Kingdom of Great Britian and Northern Ireland
United States of America
USA
Uruguay
Vanuatu
Vatican
Venezuela
Vietnam
Yemen Arab Republic
North Yemen
Southern Yemen
Yugoslavia
Zaïre
Zambia
Zimbabwe
Arab League
Australia, New Zealand, US
ANZUS
Carribbean Community and Common Market
African Financial Community currency
Council for Mutual Economic Assistance
COMECON
Commonwealth
Economic Community of West African States
European Community
European Free Trade Association
Gulf Cooperation Council
Latin American Economic System
Latin American Intergration Association
North Atlantic Treaty Organisation
NATO
Nordic Council
Organisation of American States
Organisation of African Unity
Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development
OECD
Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries
United Nations
UN
Warsaw Pact
Islam
Christianity
Judaism
Hindiusm
Buddhism
Paganism
Religion
Communism
Socialism
Anarchism
Capitalism
Feudalism
Syndicationalism
Imperialism
Colonialism
History
News
902.02