A disastrous history of the world chronicles of war, earthquake, plague and flood
Tsunamis, earthquakes, floods, bird flu, international terrorism - the world seems to get more dangerous by the day. Or does it? John Withington's disturbing yet fascinating new book describes the worst things that have happened on Earth from the dawn of man to the present day. Part One chronic...
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London
Piatkus
2010.
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Table of Contents:
- Volcanoes
- Earthquakes
- Tsunamis
- Floods
- Storms
- Other extreme weather and a mysterious poisoning
- Plagues
- Other diseases
- Famine
- War and invasion
- Murder by the state
- Rebellions, riots, and terrorism
- Fires
- Explosions and mass poisonings
- Stampedes, collapses and mass panics
- Shipwrecks
- Train crashes
- Air crashes
- Other transport disasters.