IN EUROPE: TRAVELS THROUGH THE TWENTIETH CENTURY
Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9781843432265 (1843432269)
ASIN: 1843432269
Publish date: 2007
Publisher: Harvill Secker
Pages no: 752
Edition language: English
Category:
Non Fiction,
Travel,
Writing,
Essays,
History,
Literature,
20th Century,
Journalism,
War,
Politics,
European History
Got to about halfway, but lost interest. Smoothly enough written, but at some point it becomes more of a direct history than an exploration of space, once it gets bogged down in the world wars. Kind of interesting to see the double layer there - between the period described and the book, but also be...
Despite its ambitiousness this book is very interesting and a must read for all the aspiring reporters.Mak wrote a great account of the Twentieth Century of the Old Continent. "In Europe" is a goldmine of historical informations given by a brilliant and well documented journalist. Yet, like in many ...