What was WWI about anyway? [more inside]
posted by serazin on Jul 24, 2009 - 54 answers

Having devoured "The Discovery of France", where should I look next? [more inside]
posted by doiheartwentyone on Jul 17, 2009 - 4 answers

What was a "Modern European Hotel" in the US in 1920? [more inside]
posted by tnygard on Mar 2, 2009 - 6 answers

I'm looking for a good book or two surveying the major topics in European history up through the unification of Germany and Italy in the late 1800s. Ideally, the book would have a level of detail similar to what would be covered in an AP European History class or a lower-division undergraduate European history course. Bonus points if the book has a good bibliography for further reading on specific events/time periods.
posted by philosophygeek on Feb 24, 2009 - 9 answers

Can you recommend any great, scholarly books about the Napoleonic era in Europe? [more inside]
posted by Neilopolis on Nov 25, 2007 - 10 answers

I'm trying to find public domain ebooks on European history, particularly from the time of Louis XIV. [more inside]
posted by happyturtle on Jul 7, 2007 - 2 answers

Why do some (mostly older European?) doors have the knob in the center? Was there some technology reason? security reason? Design carry-over from the door latch design before knobs?
posted by jbelkin on Jan 29, 2007 - 6 answers

The British have the histories and diaries of Churchill and Lord Alanbrooke. Whose are the most important American memoirs for the Second World War, shedding light on the American view of events and their opinions of their Allies? [more inside]
posted by alasdair on Feb 19, 2005 - 6 answers