Product Description

If time travel were to become a reality most people would choose to visit a signi cant moment in history; witness the rst ight, JKF s assassination in Dallas, Texas or the discovery of Tutankhamen s tomb. These are just a few of the incredible events described in Witness to History. This book features rst hand accounts of major events by those who saw it happen, including such prominent historical gures as Buzz Aldrin, Captain Scott, Orville Wright and Che Guevara as well as those who, like su ragette Lady Constance Lytton, remained in the shadows, but saw everything! Few of us will ever nd ourselves at the right place at the right time when a major event occurs, and those of us who do sometimes live to regret it. Witness to History puts the reader in the very privileged position of being there in the thick of the action, without actually having to be there. Time travel, for the time being anyway, is not a real possibility, Witness to History is as close as most people are ever likely to come. CONTENTS The destruction of Pompeii, Dinner with Atilla the Hun, The Murder of Thomas Becket, The Voyage to America, The Execution of Mary Queen of Scots, The Great Fire of London, Boarding a slave ship,The rst ight, The death of Billy the Kid, Force-feeding a su ragette, Reaching the South Pole,1912, Discovering Tutankhamen s tomb, Hitler s attempted coup, 1923, Watching Hitler opening the Second World War, 1939, The Battle of Britain, Pearl Harbor, Shooting down a Japanese war plane, The Soviet army takes Berlin, The ending of the Second World War, Surviving the Hiroshima atom bomb, The Cuban revolution,The assassination of JFK, A UFO seen from Apollo 11, The 9/11 terrorist attacks plus many others. SALES POINTS Unique rst hand accounts of major events by the people who saw it happen

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #48802 in Books
• Published on: 2008-10-01
• Format: Illustrated
• Binding: Hardcover
• 208 pages

About the Author
Rodney Castleden has a passionate interest in history and archaeology, and has written extensively on these subjects over the last thirty years. Reviewers and readers have commended his meticulous research, uency of expression and the originality of his ideas. He is the author of thirty published titles, including People Who Changed the World, The Making of Stone Henge, Minoans, Mycenaeans and Attack on Troy. Rodney lives in Seaford, East Sussex.

Customer Reviews

Book Present
Bought as a gift for someone else, but as I had a look first would thoroughly recommend this book to anyone interested in the world around us.

Witness to History
This is a wonderful factual book. Firsthand accounts of many historical events. Never boring.You will never think of history books as being fuddy duddy again.Young and not so young will love it.

Really nice gift idea
I bought this when it was on offer as a general Christmas present for one of the men in my family. Having skimmed through it, it looks really lovely. Great snippets of history through the eyes of those who were there.