Every major event that has had a place in molding our lives is chronicled, from the beginning of the twentieth century to the present day; from prohibition and crime in the 1920s and the Depression of the 1930s to the Cold War of the 1950s and the prosperity and 'free love' of the 1960s; from the attack on Pearl Harbor and America's entry into the Second World War in the 1940s up to the birth of the twenty-first century, with new millennium celebrations around the globe, and the first great tragedy of that new century with the attack on the World Trade Center in New York; the technological, scientific and medical advances that transformed every aspect of our lives; the people - politicians, scientists, movie stars, icons, writers - who shaped the way we think, feel and live. In unprecented and graphic detail, The Visual History of the Modern World is a concise and authoritative overview of this remarkable age: a time of war, peace, prosperity and progress.

About the Author

General Editor Terry Burrows is the author of 11 books covering a wide variety of subjects from general history to popular culture. He has also contributed to popular history projects including Dorling Kindersley's Chronicle of the 20th Century, the Multimedia History of the World and Discoveries. Contributors: Reg Grant is an established history writer and consultant. He has written 14 books including The 1960s, The Day Kennedy Died, Hiroshima and Nagasaki and Genocide. Jane Laing was managing editor of Chronicle of the 20th Century. Mike Flynn is the author of several books, including Hindenburg and the Great Airships.