The French Revolution triggered the birth of modern Europe, but it was actually a series of revolutions which, pulled and pushed by war and fear, evolved beyond even the dreams of the first revolutionaries. This volume of History In An Afternoon examines France from the debt building days of the American War of Independence, through the revolution of 1789 and up to 1804, when Napoleon brought the closest we can find to an ‘end.’ History In An Afternoon gives you all the essential detail in a few hours.

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The Russian Revolution of 1917 didn’t just bring down a centuries old monarchy and start a civil war, it birthed a form of government and culture which spread to vast parts of the world and did untold damage. Yet, it was directly the work of people and the decisions they took. Written for both students and interested general readers, ‘The Russian Revolution’ explains what happened and why by starting in the 1860s and going through to the end of the Russian Civil War. Bolstered by crib sheets at the end of each chapter, History In An Afternoon gives you all the essential details in a few hours. 

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