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We were there : an eyewitness history of the twentieth century / edited by Robert Fox.

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Overlook Press, 2010.

History, Modern -- 20th century -- Sources.

History, Modern -- 20th century

xx, 391 p. [8] p. of plates : ill. ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [357]-370) and index.

"What was it like to be there at the very moment when great events took place; when great figures strode onto the world stage; when the wonderful, the terrible, the diverting and the just plain curious happened. In this acclaimed collection of eyewitness reportage, Robert Gox brings together accounts from soldiers, journalists, poets, scientists, adventurers, chance bystanders, and many more to create a vivid, compelling history of the twentieth century as it happened. These evocative reports from around the world--by figures ranging from John Updike to Neil Armstrong and Rosa Parks to the Baghdad blogger--show that the very best eye-witness reporting is as gripping as it is invaluable. Covering two world wars, revolutions, discoveries and the rise and fall of empires across the globe, We Were Here reports on the defining moments of the last hundred years or so, from the turn of the last century through the Wall Street Crash and D-Day, to the Vietmnam War, Tiananmen Square and 9/11.

Fox, Robert, 1945-

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