A History of the Twentieth Century, Volume III: 1952-1999

Synopsis of A History of the Twentieth Century, Volume III: 1952-1999

«A History of the Twentieth Century, Volume III: 1952-1999» is the historical essay by Martin Gilbert, published by William Morrow in hardcover (1088 pages).

The volume begins in 1952 and covers half a century of transformations: the Cold War, McCarthyism, the construction and fall of the Berlin Wall, and conflicts from Korea to Vietnam and Bosnia. It also includes technological and medical advances, civil rights movements, and the dissolution of the Soviet Union, with contemporary testimonies and sources.

Third volume of the series A History of the Twentieth Century. Work in English, originally published in 1999.

Suitable for readers interested in the political and social history of the twentieth century, as well as for university students of contemporary history.