CHRONICLE OF WORLD HISTORY, THE

'The Chronicle of World History' tells the story of mankind from its earliest beginnings to the present day. It includes over 2000 articles and 1000 illustrations. Written by a team of historians, with extended essays on great civilizations and historical turning points, this one volume provides a sweeping overview and compiled details of the important events unfolding human saga. Numerous maps, highlighted points of interests and detailed chronologies help the reader place the events that have shaped history in the context of their own historical development and that of contemporaneous developments.