This book tell the glorious tale from the middle ages through to the present. R.R. Palmer has a sparkling sence of not only these years but a true understanding and gift with the english languague. Palmer's style though it may unorigional at times takes a new approach to the history of a modern world and the reprocussions that this so called modern world is to face. With Palmers true optimism for man always pertinent A HISTORY OF THE MODERN WORLD is truly a glorious read whether for pleasure or as an assignment

i accidently ordered this because i thought it was the paperback version of the full History of the Modern World. its not. its just volume 2.

True this is a tough book to finnish reading. It's rather dry but is packed with a vast amount of wonderful information. As a primary textbook for an AP European History class it benifited me greatly, after I re-read each page at least twice. For you teachers of the class out there, I'd make it a supplement, not the primary source for information at the high school level. College professors well you can make your students suffer through it. It's not too bad!

Ok. I read this for my AP European History class. The book goes in to detail good about topics, but can be lengthy and at times boring. But for a course like I am taking, it's a good book to read if you're studying for a college class or to advance your knowledge. It goes into depth so that readers can really understand the history it covers. Overall it's a good history book, but not a good one for leisurely reading.

Yes, yes, i know the size, density, and weight of Palmers book may be discouraging at first, but trust me, after your initial reading, Palmarian soon becomes as fluent as English (well with the help of a good dictonary near by.) Palmer usually avoids complex and confusing sentences, in attempts to explain to the reader, as simply as possible, people, places, and events dating back to the end of the medieval times. I used Palmer for my AP european history class in 10th grade, and i gotta admit, its long, and at times boring, but all in all its great b/c it not only explains the actually events, but its also divided up in sections so u understand (somewhat) what youre reading. Palmer often draws parelles to other personalities or events in history in order to reinforce the concepts. PS- as mentioned above, the book should come w/ a warning label: DO NOT READ AFTER 1:00 AM.