World History: 50 Things You Really Need to Know

People often complain that in history lessons at school they were taught just a few topics — the Romans, the Tudors, the Nazis — and how they have no idea at all about what happened in between. To remedy this, World History: 50 Key Milestones You Really Need to Know offers brief and stimulating outlines of key developments in the history of the world, from the beginning of agriculture 10,000 years ago to the attack on the Twin Towers on 9/11.
Ian Crofton, the author of several books of popu...