Times Atlas of the 20th Century

by Richard Overy

This work covers every major event of the 20th century from the pomp of the imperial world of 1900 to the uncertain stumblings of today's New World.

Genres: Reference, History, Nonfiction, Historical, Atlases

240 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1996

About the author

Richard James Overy is a British historian who has published extensively on the history of World War II and the Third Reich.

Educated at Caius College, Cambridge and awarded a research fellowship at Churchill College, Professor Overy taught history at Cambridge from 1972 to 1979, as a fellow of Queens' College and from 1976 as a university assistant lecturer. In 1980 he moved to King's College London, where he became professor of modern history in 1994. He was appointed to a professorship at the University of Exeter in 2004.

His work on World War II has been praised as "highly effective in the ruthless dispelling of myths" (A. J. P. Taylor), "original and important" (New York Review of Books) and "at the cutting edge" (Times Literary Supplement.)[

Reviews

[Matthew White · Rating 4 out of 5]

Fantastic. Short overviews on a large variety of topics; great visuals. A boat-load of interesting info.