Download or read book Twentieth Century Book of the Dead written by Gil Elliot and published by Charles Scribner's Sons. This book was released on 1972 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The author describes the culture of mass death in the 20th century, from the battlefields of both World Wars to local disasters and organized famines, during which some 110 million have died.