Sheehan, Sean

Discusses cultural trends and societal issues that shaped the world, and technological and political developments that changed it, between the early 1900s and 1919, covering such topics as mass production, inventions such as the vacuum cleaner, the art of Henri Matisse and Pablo Picasso, the Armenian and Namibian genocides, World War I, and the revolution in Russia.

Examines the political, technological, economic, and social developments in the world during the mid-1930s to 1945 including Jesse Owens' gold-medal victory at the 1936 Olympic games in Berlin, Nazism and Jewish persecution, civil war in Spain, genocide in Nanking, and much more.

Discusses cultural trends and societal issues that shaped the world, and technological and political developments that changed it, between the early 1960s and the mid-1970s, covering such topics as the Vietnam war, hippie culture and the "Summer of Love," the "troubles" in Northern Ireland, conflict in the Middle East, and the Watergate scandal.

Describes the history, geography, government, culture, and economy of the island nation of Malta.

Presents a short history of the Pacific theater of war during World War Two and provides information on the spread of Japanese imperialism in the East, the bombing of Pearl Harbor in December 1941, the Bataan death march and other atrocities, and the Allied advance.

Describes some of the important events that happened in the aftermath of the Holocaust, including the birth of Israel, and the prosecution of the Nazis for war crimes.

Text and photos present an overview of the six death camps used by the Nazis during the Holocaust, covering camp buildings, furnaces, daily life of prisoners and commandants, and the liberation of the camps.

This book presents information on the geography, history, government, economy, culture, and people of Zimbabwe.