The War of the World: Twentieth-Century Conflict and the Descent of the West by Niall Ferguson

The War of the World: Twentieth-Century Conflict and the Descent of the West

Niall Ferguson

808 pages first pub 2006 (editions)

nonfiction history reflective slow-paced

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Astonishing in its scope and erudition, this is the magnum opus that Niall Ferguson's numerous acclaimed works have been leading up to. In it, he grapples with perhaps the most challenging questions of modern history: Why was the twentieth century...

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