If this single volume history (1996), at 1392 pages, was a product in McDonalds it would be a
quadruple burger with layers of cheese, fries and onion rings on the side. The difference is that long after this meal one feels fully satisfied. Norman Davies has indeed cooked up a whopper of a history book. Packed with detail, wit and good judgement this is a complete education between two covers. Acquire it. ISBN 978-0712666336