The author has inserted real historical figures into the story, and their interaction with the fictional characters has been skillfully executed.
The lives of the characters illuminate the violent and world-changing vacillations of the 20th century. The novels narrate the story of five inextricably linked families - American, German, Russian, English and Welsh - as three generations navigate through almost 80 years that sees wars, hardship, suffering, tyranny, uprising, political unrest and revolutions. Cold War, the open yet restricted rivalry that developed after World War II between the communist states and capitalist states.
The principal belligerents were the Axis powers - Germany, Italy, and Japan against the Allies - France, Great Britain, the United States and the Soviet Union andģ. World War II that arose from the political takeover of Germany by Adolf Hitler and his Nazi Party, Italian Fascism, and Japanese militarism. World War I that followed after the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary with Germany and Austria-Hungary on the one hand, and Russia, France, and Great Britain on the otherĢ. Through the lives of five fictional families, he recounts the most important historical events of the twentieth century namely,ġ. Reading the Century trilogy is akin to taking a history lesson - only far more interesting than anything that comes out of a classroom! The author takes the reader on a vivid journey back in time to the events preceding World War I.
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