History's Greatest Hits: Famous Events We Should Know More About

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The Crusades, Custer s Last Stand, the Charge of the Light Brigade, D Day we ve all heard of these momentous events, but how much do we really know about them Author Joseph Cummins recounts each episode explaining its historical context, its causes, how it unfolded, and what it led to. New Read [ History's Greatest Hits: Famous Events We Should Know More About ] By [ Joseph Cummins ] – kino-fada.fr For what it covers it does a great jobThe Ancient World 250 BC 500 AD218 BC Hannibal Crosses the Alps44 BC The Assassination of Julius Caesar476 AD The Fall of the Roman EmpireThe Middle Ages and Renaissance 1000 15001066 The Battle of Hastings1095 1291 The Crusades1215 Magna Carta1347 1349 The Black Death1415 The Battle of Agincourt1431 The Execution of Joan of Arc1478 1530 The Spanish Inquisition1492 Columbus Arrives in the AmericasThe Early M...Most of the comments are great book about important events Well, if the only important events in the world were Euro American Pretty one sided and while a good read, calling it History s Greatest Hits shows the western prejudice Of the 37 events described, one concerned Russia, two Japan both in the context of WWII , and one Vietnam again, only because of the US involvement There are so many events of significance to cull, yet the author called these 37 the greatest sad Most of the comments are great book about important events Well, if the only important events in the world were Euro American Pretty one sided and while a good read, calling it History s Greatest Hits shows the western prejudice Of the...Absolutely loved this book A must read for people wanting to know about important historical events Granted, this top 50 may not be your top 50, and thus is subjective Nevertheless, what was written was easy to read and very informative in a concise manner.Nice easy introduction for the history student.Loved the synopsis of each historical account Ideal for reading during lunchtime, and i loved the artwork in it218 BC to 2011 AD Hannibal Crossing the Alps to 9 11 A few dozen greatest hits in between All awesome to read revisit Cummins has zero flair and editorial commentary except in one bit on the JFK assassination when he notes conspiracy theorists were all about the rejection of random misfortune , but in the space given, he covers about all he can as concisely and effectively as he can Many events I d like to delve deeper into the Battles of Hastings, Gallipoli, the Somme, D Day, the Six Day 218 BC to 2011 AD Hannibal Crossing the Alps to 9 11 A few dozen greatest hits in between All awesome to read revisit Cummins has zero flair and editorial commentary except in one bit on the JFK assassination when he notes conspiracy theorists were all about the rejection of random misfortune , but in the space given, he covers about all he can as concisely and effectively as he can Many events I d like to ...It s difficult to rate a book which states, at the very beginning, that the ancient world started at 250 BC, skipping a few thousand years that formulated the history of humanity According to this book, the first most important event in history is Hannibal s crossing of the Alps No references to Ancient Egypt, or Ancient Greece, or Ancient China and their contribution to modern society No mention of Alexander the Great who spread the Hellenistic civilization that...Wonderful By far the most reader friendly nonfiction history book I have ever read.I would like to see a Volume Two, consisting of events other than wars and battles, such as the Montgomery bus boycott, the building of the Great Wall of China, the discovery of germ theory, the energy crisis...This is a great summary of some of the world s most important events It is a littlefocused on the 20th 21st century, but that is to be expected Overall, a great summary of a lot of information I was surprised to know that Lucian, a Roman, wrote a story about coloniz...This book did a good job at highlighting important event in history however it left out a couple events that I feel are pretty important Such as What triggered WWI and WWII, The Holocaust Hitler s time in power, Mussoli...

History's Greatest Hits: Famous Events We Should Know More About
  • English
  • 07 March 2018
  • Paperback
  • 327 pages
  • 1921259884
  • Joseph Cummins
  • History's Greatest Hits: Famous Events We Should Know More About