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How detailed is this book? I like detail and anecdotal narrative ,,, 1000 plus pages may sound like a lot but there probably has been at least that many conflicts in Europe. I cannot stand thumbnail size descriptions of events-that is how history is taught in grammar school and results in many disliking or pigeon-holing history.

Max Stronge Just due to the scope of the subject matter Davies necessarily has to simplify and spend less time on some things than others, but he takes pretty gre鈥辞谤别Just due to the scope of the subject matter Davies necessarily has to simplify and spend less time on some things than others, but he takes pretty great care to make sure that he isn't being overly reductionist. The good thing about this book though is the series of snapshots, one every few pages or more, that takes a point mentioned in the larger narrative and dives into some greater detail about it. There are over a hundred of these as far as I can tell and they're all enjoyable. So there's details in some interesting areas, but as can be expected, he doesn't go into excessive detail as he has to cover over three thousand years of constant history. (less)

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Can I read this book comfortably as Kindle e-book? What challenges may I expect with e-book?

Mykola The book has a lot of footnotes and inserts. It will be difficult to navigate through them in an electronic version of the book.

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