Western Europe category: 1822 books

London is one of the biggest city in Europe and the biggest city in United Kingdom. It's the city full of interesting places, history, buildings etc. This book help you to travel over the London, to understand better and to enjoy your visit in London. You can find a lot of useful things like where...

Entire information on Austria, Austria history, early history and recent, Austria economy, Austria tourism, Austria government and politics, Austria information book, for education, tourism, business engagementsKnowing about Austria and the people inside it. Germanic tribes were not the first peoples...

The commencement of war in Iraq in 2003 was met with a variety of reactions around the globe. In Architects of Delusion, Simon Serfaty presents a historical analysis of how and why the decision to wage war was endorsed by some of America's main European allies, especially Britain, and opposed by others,...

"Overy's book is easily the best account of Europe's descent into...death and destruction." --Evening Standard (London) A brilliantly concise narrative of the days leading to the outbreak of history's greatest conflagration, 1939 takes readers hour by hour through the nail-biting...

The Routledge History of Medieval Christianity explores the role of Christianity in European society from the middle of the eleventh-century until the dawning of the Reformation. Arranged in four thematic sections and comprising 23 originally commissioned chapters plus introductory overviews to each...

In a series of revolts starting in 1820, four military officers rode forth on horseback from obscure European towns to bring political freedom and a constitution to Spain, Naples, and Russia; and national independence to the Greeks. The men who launched these exploits from Andalusia to the snowy fields...

The essential Pelican introduction to the European Union - its history, its politics, and its role today For most of us today, 'Europe' refers to the European Union. At the centre of a seemingly never-ending crisis, the EU remains a black box, closed to public understanding. Is it a state?...

Alsace is one of the tiniest and most densely populated provinces in France.  Located in the upper east corner of the country, Alsace shares its borders with both Germany and Switzerland.  The Upper Rhine River cuts across its eastern border and the Vosges Mountains lie to the west.  ...

Napoleon was one of the world’s greatest generals.  He conquered from Spain to the borders of Russia and dominated the international scene of early nineteenth century Europe.  But what were the factors that changed the young Corsican boy into a powerful leader?  Just over two hundred...

Lonely Planet: The world's leading travel guide publisher Lonely Planet Portugal is your passport to the most relevant, up-to-date advice on what to see and skip, and what hidden discoveries await you. Stand at Europe's southwestern edge on the barren cliffs of Cabo de Sao Vicente, stretch...

The second volume in this collection of the prime minister’s oratory contains the post-war speeches that stoked patriotic fire in the waning days of Empire. Legendary politician and military strategist Sir Winston Churchill was a master not only of the battlefield, but of the page and the...

Our illustrated travel guide will take you to Montenegro. Montenegro is in the Balkans and on the Adriatic Sea. It borders Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina to the north, Serbia to the northeast, Kosovo to the east, and Albania to the south. To the west of Montenegro is the Adriatic Sea. Montenegro's...

Porto is one of the oldest cities in Europe and was named a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1996 and designated as the European Capital of Culture in 2001.  Portugal’s Silver Coast includes the cities of Coimbra, Nazare and Obidos. The region has traditionally been a favourite holiday region...

  Rome (Italian: Roma), the 'Eternal City', is the capital and largest city of Italy and of the Lazio (Latium) region. It is the famed city of the Roman Empire, the Seven Hills, La Dolce Vita (sweet life), the Vatican City and Three Coins in the Fountain. Rome, as a millenium-long centre...