coffee table book not a good reference
This is a fine book if you are looking for a coffee table book or just to have a 10,000 foot level review of the period covered.
It is not a reference book. there is no chronology/timeline or any tools to find a significant event. No index, Bibliography is of fictional books. I am not a fan of coffee table books so 3 stars for that and 1 star rating for a reference book.