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CONTENTS
Welcome to All About History
GREATEST
MILITARY LEADERS
52 Who was the world’s ultimate military strategist?
MASSMEDIA
12 Our themed section covers investigative
journalists, early TV stations, media
barons, social media and much more
14 Hall of Fame 52
Meettenmassmediainnovators,from
thefirstmediamogulstotheinventorsof
television and radio
16 How To…
Makeabookusingamedievalprintingpress
18 Anatomy of
A19th-century‘newsy’,tryingtosellthedaily
paperinordertoearnenoughtoeat
20 Mass media timeline
Fromancientlibrariestothefirstnewspapers
and giant modern-day media corporations
22 Inside History
Seewhatwentonbehindthescenesofa 62
1950s television studio
24 Dayinthelife
Monks who copied texts into new books were
essential to the preservation of knowledge –
learn about the life of a 14th-century monk
26 Top 5 Facts
The 20th century’s most famous media
mogul, Rupert Murdoch
FEATURES
62 My Way: Sinatra’s 78 Machines Of War
Dark Side From the trebuchet to the tank,
The links between the iconic star and uncover the evolution of mankind’s
the wise guys of the American Mafia killing machines
70 Cleopatra’s Rise 86 The Ultimate
To Power Playboy
Discover how she defeated her Join Casanova on the streets of
treacherous brother and his army to Venice as he seduces women and
becomeEgypt’ssoleruler makes dangerous enemies
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