Great disasters, reforms and ramifications

Describes the causes and effects of the Irish Potato Famine, which began in 1845.

Describes the events that led to the Holocaust, from the long history of anti-Semitism in the Middle East and Europe to the rights abuses and attacks, such as Kristallnacht, that the Nazi government perpetrated in the 1930s; and discusses the ghettoes, the death camps, the liberation, and late-twentieth-century memorials.

Describes the origins, spread, and effects of the terrible plague that devastated fourteenth-century Europe.

An illustrated overview of the Second World War atomic bombing of Hiroshima that covers the scientific and political lead-up to the bombing, as well as its immediate and long-term impact on Japan and the world.

Describes the large luxury liner that sunk after colliding with an iceberg in 1912, focusing on the lifeboat rescue of the surviving passengers and the inquiry after the tragedy that brought about additional regulations in maintaining safety on passenger ships.

Chronicles the events leading up to Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941, the details of the attack itself, and the ensuing reaction of the United States.

Reviews the events leading up to federal agents' 1993 raid on the Branch Davidian compound in Waco, Texas, the raid itself, and its aftermath.

Details the events surrounding the 1995 terrorist bombing of the federal building in Oklahoma City, as well as the investigation and trial of those responsible for the blast and the execution of Timothy McVeigh.

Chronicles the stock market crash of 1929, what led to it, the Great Depression that followed, and measures that were taken to prevent another such crash.

Text and illustrations examine the San Francisco earthquake of 1906, its aftermath, and its effects on the 1989 San Francisco earthquake.