num_pages: 752
description: Imagine. . . Witnessing the destruction of Pompeii. . . Accompanying Julius Caesar on his invasion of Britain. . . Flying with the crew of The Great Artiste en route to dropping the atomic bomb on Nagasaki. . . Civilization's most momentous events come vibrantly alive in this magnificent collection of over three hundred eyewitness accounts spanning twenty-four turbulent centuries -- remarkable recollections of battles, atrocities, disasters, coronations, assassinations and discoveries that shaped the course of history, all related in vivid detail by observers on the scene.
language: English
title: Eyewitness to History
titlecomplete: Eyewitness to History
genres: Historical, History, Anthologies, Reference, Russia, World History, War, Journalism, Essays, Nonfiction
ratings_count: 629
publisher: William Morrow Paperbacks