5.0

Not really sure what can be said about this book or about this topic after 1,200 pages. You probably knew most of this--the book is 65 years old!--or at least have heard much of this, but it's still a fascinating account. Having it all in one place, in a single massive volume, is incredibly useful.

Exhaustive to the point of exhaustion, but that's how I like my nonfiction.