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