Atlas of Eastern Europe in the Twentieth Century

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Summary: More than an atlas
Review: This atlas has well written, thoughtful, and comfortably readable text. The authors' own interest in and kowledge of the history is evident. (Not everyone can write about historical demographics with enthusiasm.) The overall organization is chronological. Information is both global (focused on the entire Eastern European area as countries inter-relate over the years) and country by country (rather like snap-shots of individual countries at different times). The maps are black and white (same in hard and soft bound) but contain a lot of information, details, details!...right down to the battle lines on certain dates. There are so many maps and charts that printing in color would probably make the book incredibly pricey.