A look at the events that helped shaped modern history as seen in photographs from the first two decades of the 20th century.

Text and pictures highlight the main events of the 1980s.

Text and pictures highlight the main events of the 1940s.

Examines the 1950s, including the triumphs, tragedies, fads, and fashions of the decade.

Describes the life and career of Erwin Rommel, field marshal under Hitler during World War II, who is particularly remembered for his role in the campaign in northern Africa.

"Harrie Thomas Lindeberg (1879-1959) was one of America's most prominent 20th-century domestic architects. He designed refined country houses throughout the United States for an elite clientele, and his name became synonymous with the wich man's country estate. Royal Cortissoz, in his introduction, cited Lindeberg's sitinctive artistic personality as a key to hi success, and put him on a par with Henry Bacon, Charles McKim, Charles Platt, John Russell...