1914–Present — The Complete 20th Century
Three wars. One unbroken story. From the trenches of 1914 to today’s great power competition — the entire arc of the modern era, in three meticulously researched, properly cited timelines.
Students
Covers three major eras for AP World History, AP US History, IB History, and A-Level exams in one coherent reference — the wars and the Cold War that followed, studied as a single continuous story.
General Readers
See the entire modern era whole. WWI created the conditions for WWII; WWII created the conditions for the Cold War; the Cold War’s unresolved fractures shape the headlines of 2026. One throughline, three volumes.
Educators
A complete unit spanning the twentieth century into the present. Essay prompts, study questions, and quizzes from all three volumes — enough material for a full term of coursework on the modern world.
World War I: The Complete Timeline
From the shots in Sarajevo to the armistice that shattered empires. All major fronts, key figures, glossary, study apparatus.
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World War II: The Complete Timeline
From the ashes of Versailles to the dawn of the atomic age. The Holocaust, the Eastern Front, the Pacific theater, and the moral debates that still shape today.
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Cold War & After: The Complete Timeline
From the iron curtain to today’s new great power competition. Proxy wars, the nuclear arms race, espionage, and the post-Cold War order — current through 2026.
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- One continuous story, not three separate units — WWI’s punitive peace set the stage for WWII; WWII’s ending drew the lines of the Cold War; the Cold War’s unresolved fractures (Ukraine, Taiwan, NATO, nuclear arms control) are still making headlines in 2026. Reading them apart misses the throughline.
- Save nearly $13 versus buying separately — all three volumes for $31.99 instead of $44.97. Same content, same study apparatus, same authoritative sources — just bundled.
- 127 pages of curated, cited content — every major event, figure, turning point, and battle dated and sourced. References span the National WWI Museum, USHMM, Imperial War Museums, the Wilson Center Cold War International History Project, the U.S. State Department’s FRUS series, and peer-reviewed historians including Keegan, Beevor, Kershaw, Gaddis, Westad, Zubok, Plokhy, and Applebaum.
- Full study apparatus in all three volumes — glossaries, study questions, essay prompts, and comprehension quizzes with answer keys. Suitable for self-study, classroom assignment, or supplementary reference.