a history of the world in our time Quigley, Carroll. creator text xxu New York, N.Y Macmillan c1966 1974 printing. monographic eng

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1348 p. ; 24 cm. Introduction: Western Civilization in its world setting -- Western Civilization to 1914 -- The Russian Empire to 1917 -- The buffer fringe -- The first World War, 1914-1918 -- The Versailles system and the return to "normalcy," 1919-1929 -- Finance, commercial policy and business activity, 1897 - 1947 -- International socialism and the Soviet challenge -- Germany from Kaiser to Hitler, 1913 - 1945 -- Britain: The background to appeasement, 1900-1939 -- Changing economic patterns -- The policy of appeasement, 1931-1936 -- The disruption of Europe -- World War II: The tide of aggression, 1939-1941 -- World War II: The ebb of aggression, 1941-1945 -- The New Age -- Nuclear rivalry and the Cold War: American atomic supremacy, 1945-1950 -- Nuclear rivalry and the Cold War: The race for the H-Bomb, 1950-1957 -- The new Era, 1957-1964 -- Tragedy and hope: The future in perspective Carroll Quigley. History, Modern 20th century World politics 20th century International organization 909.82 9780913022146 lc_65013589_ 910206 20230228115520.0 ocm36085893