THE GREATEST LEAP
by Andrew Hatcher
Informative and packed with detail, The Greatest Leap offers a clear and readable account of the history of Britain and the World in the 20th century, one of the most exciting in the history of mankind...
Beginning with the death of Queen Victoria and ending a hundred years later with the last New Year's Eve of the century, The Greatest Leap is broken into 10 chapters, with each looking at the history of a particular decade. From the 1900s to the 1990s, each chapter covers everything you need to know about the 20th century, from the beginning and end of wars to the births and deaths of important figures, and ending on the last new year’s eve of the century.
Inspired by narrative historians across the ages, The Greatest Leap is an easy read that will appeal to anyone interested in Britain and the world in the 20th century.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Andrew Hatcher was born in Paris, France, in 1964, and grew up in rural Surrey. After studying in Norwich, Oxford and York, he has spent the last few decades teaching history in the Middle East. The Greatest Leap is his first book.
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Andrew has lived and worked in Dubai since 1992. Before that, he worked in Surrey and Oxfordshire. He studied at the Universities of East Anglia, Oxford and York. Andrew is currently working on a history of Britain since 1066.