John Withington  
 
 

Disasters in History

Tsunamis, earthquakes, monsoon floods,
swine flu, international terrorism - life seems
to get more dangerous by the day.
Or does it ?

Disaster historian John Withington has
made a study of the worst things that have happened on earth from the dawn of time to the present day. The natural catastrophes - earthquakes, storms, floods, famines and diseases. The accidents - fires, explosions, shipwrecks, air and train crashes. And the disasters created deliberately by man - wars, invasions, massacres, riots and terrorism.




John Withington

A former radio and television reporter, John has spent the last decade researching and writing about disasters from Noah's flood to the tsunamis and suicide bombs of the present day.

No one is better placed to assess the importance
of an individual disaster and put it into a historical context.

John has written five books on disasters:

Britain's 20 Worst Military Disasters:
from the Roman Conquest to the Fall of Singapore

A Disastrous History of the World

London's Disasters: From Boudicca to
the Banking Crises

(updated and expanded from 'The Disastrous History of London' and 'Capital Disasters' )

A Disastrous History of Britain

Flood: Nature and Culture

 


 




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