People’s Century: The Ordinary Men and Women Who Made the Twentieth Century

This companion volume to the twenty-six-part PBS/BBC documentary is a journal of our age. It tells a tale of ten tumultuous decades - not from the towering vantage point of princes and presidents but from the modest perspective of ordinary people who found themselves swept up in dramatic events of historic proportions. Thousands of personal recollections have been blended into a powerful narrative and enhanced by photographs, vivid illustrations, and detailed maps. "People's Century" is an illuminating and unforgettable saga of the great triumphs and tragedies of humankind in the twilight of a millennium.