A disastrous history of the world
Subtitle: chronicles of war, earthquakes, plague, and flood
By: John Withington.
Publisher: Skyhorse Pub.
Published: 2009
Place of publication: New York, NY
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781602397491
Subjects: Disasters -- History; Natural disasters -- History; World history
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Volcanoes; title: Earthquakes; title: Tsunamis; title: Floods; title: Storms; title: Other extreme weather and a mysterious poisoning; title: Plagues; title: Other diseases; title: Famine; title: War and invasion; title: Murder by the state; title: Rebellions, riots, and terrorism; title: Fires; title: Explosions and mass poisonings; title: Stampedes, collapses, and mass panics; title: Shipwrecks; title: Train crashes; title: Air crashes; title: Other transport disasters.