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whatever happened to tanganyika the place names that history left behind
do you still find yourself referring to zaire or czechoslovakia or wondering whether it should be moldavia or moldova burma or myanmar dozens of countries cities and counties have changed their identity over the years . some of the names we remember from our schooldays or from news headlines just a few years ago are now gone . for example what did happen to tanganyika the fascinating stories behind the place names include affpiddle biafra british heligoland ceylon flintshire friendly isles islands of samson and the ducks leningrad little britain macedonia muscat pleasant island stalingrad tanganyika west britain yugoslavia and zaire . from the major political movements the leningrads and stalingrads of the socialist soviet republic to enticing destinations pleasant islands the friendly isles whatever happened to tanganyika reveals how the atlas of yesteryear became the maps of today .
hardcover anova books 2009 isbn13 9781906032050 isbn10 190603205x
abridged n isbn 13 9781906032050 number in series 1 number of pages 160 publisher anova books release date 62135769600000