A Short History of Europe: From Pericles to Putin

Simon Jenkins paints a vivid portrait of the continent with its imperial ambitions, furious battles and existential fears, which, according to the author, are as inherent in today's Europe as in the days of Julius Caesar and Charlemagne, Joan of Arc and Bonaparte, Lenin and Churchill. First of all, the author appreciates political history and the endless struggle for power that is in the center of...