Joseph Bergin is Emeritus Professor of History at the University of Manchester, UK, and Fellow of the British Academy. He is a series editor for Palgrave Macmillan's European Studies Series.
This short history should be on every student reading list, and it can also be heartily recommended to all with an interest in the story of one of Europe's greatest nations. (Robert Tombs, Oxford University Press Journals - French Studies, Vol. 71, January, 2017)