The European Powers: 1900 - 1945

In the years between 1900 and 1945, the central drama of the last century unfolded. Using plentiful and well-chosen maps, this updated version of the historical classic illustrates the follies that led civilized nations into violence and barbarism, evil and decline. In the process, the once-prosperous European Empires came out of two world wars reeling and weak, with influence transferred to the United States and the Soviet Union.