商品簡介
Illustrated yes, but the focus is on the text, mostly short articles with an emphasis on political history. Illustrations accompanying the text are black-and-white photographs or reproductions of earlier paintings or drawings; two sections contain 22 color plates. Other support material includes maps, family trees, tables, boxed profiles of people or events, and chronologies of the two world wars and the history of Britain and Ireland in general. The extensive cross-referencing somewhat alleviates the lack of an index. High school students and general non-specialists are suitable readers. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
