An Atlas of Irish History

Combining over 100 beautifully crafted maps, charts and graphs with a narrative packed with facts and information, An Atlas of Irish History provides coverage of the main political, military, economic, religious and social changes that have occurred in Ireland and among the Irish abroad over the past two millennia.

Austria-Hungary & the Successor States: A Reference Guide from the Renaissance to the Present

Narrative histories are presented for Austria, Hungary, Czechoslovakia, and Yugoslavia. A 200-page historical dictionary offers descriptions of events, personalities, institutions, and processes, from Austrian socialist Victor Adler to Prince Alfred Windischgratz, the general who suppressed the Hungarian rebellion of 1849. Chronologies for all the countries covered are also included, along with lists of rulers and statesmen and a selection of historical maps.

Germany: A Reference Guide From The Renaissance

Biesinger, professor emeritus from Eastern Kentucky University, has written a useful guide to nearly 600 years of German history. Germany is one volume of an eight-volume series,Facts On File European Nations. Other volumes cover Austria-Hungary and the Successor States, France, Great Britain, Ireland, Italy, Russia, and Spain and Portugal. The target audience is high-school and undergraduate students in need of a history series that focuses on the evolution of the major European countries in a concise, accessible style. 

France: A Reference Guide from the Renaissance to the Present

This accessibly written reference for students and general readers contains alphabetically arranged entries on important people, events, and places in French history from the Renaissance to the present. A sampling of topics includes Leon Blum, the Crimean War, the French Resistance, Huguenots, mile Zola, and the Treaty of Aix-la- Chapelle. The volume also features a short historical narrative by Roberts (history, Fairleigh Dickinson U.), maps, and a chronology of events.

Italy: A Reference Guide From The Renaissance To The Present

This guide to Italy past and present uses narrative history, a chronology of major events, and a historical dictionary of people, places and ideas to give the reader an overview of Italian history and Italy's contributions to art, music and literature. The essays include discussions of contemporary Italian politics and Italy's relationship with the U.S. The appendices include maps and a list of Italy's rulers.