Features
- Cover Type: Paperback with 220 pages
- Published by: Ballantine Books
- Edition: 1st Edition February 20, 1996
- Written in: English
- ISBN 10 Number: 0449907023
- ISBN 13 Number: 978-0449907023
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Book Dimensions:
7.8 x 5.1 x 0.7 inches
- Weighs: 4 ounces
Product Description
From the French Revolution to the Cold War, this spirited chronicle brings European history to life, following the trails of treachery, unearthing the dirt on key historical figures, and reconstructing dramatic revolutionary battles. So if you've ever wondered why Napolean's boundless ambition led to Waterloo or how Hitler stalled on the rocky road to Moscow, this book is for you.
Besides uncovering all the juicy facts you forgot from History 101,
Instant European History reveals the surprising side of people and events that conventional accounts ignore.
You'll learn:
Why the first king of Great Britain couldn't speak English.
Why the "war to end all wars" was followed byanother war.
How the guillotine gave French Revolutionaries a middle-class tax cut.
How a German exile invented the philosophy that made Russia see red.
From the Inside Flap
From the French Revolution to the Cold War, this spirited chronicle brings European history to life, following the trails of treachery, unearthing the dirt on key historical figures, and reconstructing dramatic revolutionary battles. So if you've ever wondered why Napolean's boundless ambition led to Waterloo or how Hitler stalled on the rocky road to Moscow, this book is for you.
Besides uncovering all the juicy facts you forgot from History 101,
Instant European History reveals the surprising side of people and events that conventional accounts ignore.
You'll learn:
Why the first king of Great Britain couldn't speak English.
Why the "war to end all wars" was followed byanother war.
How the guillotine gave French Revolutionaries a middle-class tax cut.
How a German exile invented the philosophy that made Russia see red.
Reader ReviewsI don't often read history just for the enjoyment factor, but this book may have changed that. It is written in a straight forward manner, with humor and lightness that does not take away from the scholarship included. A true joy to read, even if you are familiar with many of the events, and you are sure to learn something new in the process. Other books in this series, including the one on Physics, are equally entertaining and get their information across quite effectively. Highly recommended.
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