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The Penguin History of Europe
by J. M. Roberts
from Penguin (Non-Classics)
Customer Reviews:
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Avg. Customer Rating: 3.5 / 5.0 
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Almost excellent 
Much like Robert's excellent History of the World (which I think is a bit better). From the jacket: "For his ability to grasp and communicate the full sweep of the past, Roberts ... must rank as the leading historical mind of his generation." "A monumental work of synthesis ... outstanding factual accuracy and solid judgments." "His gifts of compression and clear exposition are outstanding."
The first third covers ancient civilization to 1500, the next third from 1500 - 1900, then the 20th c. Emphasis... more info
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not for beginners
A nice book on European history, but I didn't like it as much as I liked his History of the World. For one thing, there is not much more on European history in this book than it was in the former. Secondly, his narrative seems to be aimed at those who already know the history, but need a synthesis, or analysis, not a sequence of facts. This made the reading much harder and, at the end, less informative. And thirdly, maps are very scarce, so unless your geography is perfect, or you have time to check other... more info
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Big Subject covered by a good author 
To begin with, J.M. Roberts wrote the large one volume History of the World, which was also, was published by Penguin as The Penguin History of Europe.
It is good that Roberts has multiple publishers for his major books, as they are works that should remain in print for a very long time. I always hate it when I find good stuff that is out of print.
Now, about "A History of Europe": Good work. It focuses more on history after 1800 though. But then, this is what is important to most modern readers.... more info
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An excellent survey of European history
At approximately the same time, we were blessed with not one but two single-volume histories of Europe: one by Norman Davies and this one by J. M. Roberts. I have read around in the Davies and have completed this one, and I can point out a couple of differences between the two. One, Davies's history is probably more well rounded and a bit more comprehensive. This partly stems from its greater length. On the other hand, Davies is more willing to grind axes (though I have nothing against axe-grinding myself),... more info
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