The Penguin Atlas of World History: Volume 2: From the French Revolution to the Present (Paperback) by Hermann Kinder, Werner Hilgemann

from joshteeters

(This is a copy of my review of Volume 1 of this set, which more or less applies to Volume 2 here as well.) This is a fine little book, and despite it's small size, it comes packed with information. I sought it out after becoming fed up with all of my history texts having poor maps, or even no ma...

from tuckerresearch

Classic reference works repackaged, these two volumes are indespensable for any historian or reader who wants to know when and where things are going on. The accompanying text is sparse and unadorned, but helpful, perhaps suffering from their "Germanness."

from joshteeters

(This is a copy of my review of Volume 1 of this set, which more or less applies to Volume 2 here as well.) This is a fine little book, and despite it's small size, it comes packed with information. I sought it out after becoming fed up with all of my history texts having poor maps, or even no ma...

from tuckerresearch

Classic reference works repackaged, these two volumes are indespensable for any historian or reader who wants to know when and where things are going on. The accompanying text is sparse and unadorned, but helpful, perhaps suffering from their "Germanness."