This book gives you the who's who and where in the history of the eighteenth century in a manner that is much easier to read than your old high school or college history class. It jogged my memory and peaked my curiousity on many events that were important to the present day politics and culture of Europe and the colonization of the world. It is fun to review the information in this succinct way. The only complaint I have is that the map of the world was changing with every war and it would of been nice to have an illustration or two for each event.