My father bought an encyclopedia set published in 1963 in the

>>1915036
They can show you the World view of someone in the 60s, which can be pretty interresting.

>>1915036
I have a habit of reading gross medical encyclopedias for things like neurosurgery and such.

>>1915036
Your father bought it in the mid 90s?
Strange to talk about it now.

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>>1915036
These Time Life WW2 Books came out in the mid 70s to early 80s. Read a few at a library when I was little and recently found some for sale pretty cheap. Got the whole collection now.

I really enjoy giving them a read, modern day books on history have really annoying CGI pics and many other issues compared to older art work based ones.

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Here's a random section on wwi

>>1916709
I love these things so much,
my grandfather has the whole set and I'd look forward to going out to visit them as a kid so i could sit on the living room floor and read them all. Great education material for a child

>>1915036
>mfw I've got an encyclopedia set from 1939
it's fucking great, the Great War actually gets mentioned

>>1915036
Grandma has a full encyclopedia set published in 1944. So a reader gets to see WW2 entries before the war was concluded.

>>1916803
compare how broad and handwavy this is to wikipedia.

still though, sometimes you just want a broad overview instead of being bogged down.

makes you think.

This seems like an appropriate thread to ask for a newbie - is 'Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire' worth a buy? Tks

>>1917600
Also, "The French Revolution" by Carlyle, if anyone knows...