When, Where, Why and How It Happened

* 448 information-packed pages
* Gripping accounts of 100 major turning points in 10,000 years of world history
* In-depth analysis of each event: how it happened, who was involved, why it was so important
* More than 1000 illustrations in colour, including maps and specially commissioned reconstructions
* 24 pages of time charts, listing 3000 milestones in mankind's history
* Prepared by more than 30 writers and specialist consultants, under the supervision of the eminent historian Asa Briggs