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Instant European History: From the French Revolution to the Cold War
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...more
Paperback, 220 pages
Published
February 20th 1996
by Ballantine Books
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Pulls together the threads of European history in a concise and memorable way and really helped me see how the various historical facts I may once have known in high school were connected one to the other. A great contextual overview in advance of our trip to Paris!
A concise and clearly written crash course in European history that's funny, but not the sort of funny that provokes eyerolls like other easy peasy history books I've read.
Instant European History: From the French Revolution to the Cold War by Robert P. Libbon (1996)
A really good review of the basics from the French Revolution to the COld War, and funny too.
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