An A-Z of Modern Europe 1789-1999 is a comprehensive historical dictionary which defines modern Europe through its important events and people. It includes entries on: key people from Napoleon Bonaparte to Hitler key political, military, diplomatic and economic events influential political movements and ideologies. An A-Z of Modern Europe 1789-1999 offers accessible and concise accounts of over 400 subjects. The book is cross-referenced and thus provides associated links and connections, while the appendix contains essential extra information on European monarchies. The book also contains six helpful maps of the continents geopolitical organisation. An A-Z of Modern Europe 1789-1999 is a valuable companion for school and undergraduate students of history and politics, and is a source of ready information for anyone interested in Europes past and present. It is intended to complement an A-Z of Modern Britain by John Plowright.