Eyewitness to the 20th Century: An Illustrated History

This splendid, lavishly illustrated volume chronicles every aspect of the most astonishing and dramatic age in human history. Sweeping through a hundred years of exhilarating triumph and shattering tragedy alike, it's a panoramic account of a world on ceaseless motion and ever faster transformation. Here are authoritative essays by prominent historians on the momentous milestones that have shaped the modern experience; vivid portraits of the men and women - some heroes, others villains - who have made their mark on our century; feature articles on important scientific, cultural, and geographic developments documented by National Geographic over the century.