Atrocities
The 100 Deadliest Episodes in Human History
Matthew White
Discover an epic examination of history's one hundred most violent events in this book, spanning from the Second Persian War in 480 BCE and moving chronologically through history. The author, Matthew White, expertly combines hard facts with lively military, social, and political histories to shed light on who usually gets the blame for these atrocities. Evangelists of human progress meet their opposite in this thought-provoking and informative read.
Publish Date
2011-11-07T00:00:00.000Z
2011-11-07T00:00:00.000Z
Goodreads Rating
4.14
ISBN
9780393345230
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This chronicle of history’s hundred deadliest wars and massacres, including death tolls, is a good way to settle bets (who was worse, Genghis Khan or Hitler?), brush up your history, and marvel at the cruelty and stupidity of our species. – source