Rozsáhlá syntetická práce profesora historie Londýnské univerzity patří k nečetným dílům, která se v jednom svazku snaží zhostit celku evropských dějin od prehistorických počátků až po pád komunismu počátkem devadesátých let. Daviesova práce je pozoruhodná především tím, že provádí skutečnou syntézu politických, náboženských, kulturních a sociálních dějin Evropy a zároveň přináší ohromné množství objevných analýz a sond do málo známých nebo zapomenutých jevů evropských dějin. Kniha je vybavena rozsáhlými dodatky obsahujícími...

We tend to think of the European past as the history of countries which exist today but, for example, how many people know that Glasgow was founded by the Welsh in a period when neither England nor Scotland existed? Norman Davies gives us a fresh perspective on the history of Europe.

In "White Eagle, Red Star, " distinguished historian Norman Davies gives us a full account of the Polish-Soviet War, with its dramatic climax in August 1920 when the Red Armysure of victory and pledged to carry the Revolution across Europe was crushed by a devastating Polish attack. Since known as The Miracle of the Vistula, it remains one of the most crucial conflicts of the Western world. Drawing on both Polish and Russian sources, Norman Davies shows how this war was a pivotal event in the course of European history."

In order to present a portrait of Central Europe, the authors study the history of Breslau. The history of this city embodies all the experiences which have made Central Europe what it is, such as the rich mixture of nationalities and cultures.

Norman Davies' seminal biography of a whole continent; "it brims with learning, crackles with common sense, coruscates with wit and abounds in good judgement." --Felipe Fernandez-Armesto, Sunday Times
From the Ice Age to the Cold War, from Reykjavik to the Volga, from Minos to Margaret Thatcher, Norman Davies here tells the entire story of Europe in a single volume. It is the most ambitious history of the continent ever undertaken.