When the World Stood Still

When the World Stood Still highlights some of history's most momentous events, in sixteen brief, riveting and informative stories from across the globe.

How different would our world be if Christopher Columbus had turned for home when his crew grumbled that they had sailed too long? How long would World War II have gone on if atomic bombs hadn’t brought it to a swift and terrible end? When the World Stood Still is a fascinating account of sixteen of the greatest, course changing moments in history.

All titles in the Short History series:
The Clash of History's Titans
Fame & Infamy
Turning the Tide of Battle
Obscure Events that Shaped the World
The War of Words
When the World Stood Still
Settlements of the Doomed
Scandalgate
Journeys of Discovery
Amazons & Hellcats
Broadswords, Bayonetes and B-52s
Good Girls Don't Make History