Stephen Lee charts the most commonly encountered topics of nineteenth and twentieth century European history, from the origins of the French Revolution, through the social and political reforms of the last two centuries to the present.[...]

Stalin examines the Soviet leader's domestic and foreign policy, covering core topics such as his rise to power, the economy, society, culture and the Cold War. It provides students with a clear backgroud and a guide to exam success.[...]

Covers various aspects of the reign of Elizabeth. This book looks at the period 1558-1603, and explores the religious settlement government and foreign policy the economy; and, Elizabeth's relationship with Parliament society and culture. Including a glossary of key terms, it is useful for any stude[...]

Looks at the many different aspects of the period 1855-1991 in Russian history that are covered in A-level history. This book examines and compares: the ideologies of Tsarist autocracy and Soviet Communism; parties and opposition to these regimes; the use of repression and terror; agriculture; the c[...]

European Dictatorships 1918-1945 surveys the extraordinary circumstances leading to, and arising from, the transformation of over half of Europe's states to dictatorships between the first and the second World Wars. It describes the course of dictatorship in Europe before and during the Second World[...]

Now thoroughly revised and updated, this second edition of Hitler and Nazi Germany provides a concise introduction to Hitler's rise to power and Nazi domestic and foreign policies through to the end of the Second World War.[...]