John A. Yilek

A succinct description of the country's development from the first settlements to the current century, ideal for those who have so far only heard or read about the Vikings. Sometimes the languages slips a bit into resembling more a transcript of a junior high school lesson than of a lecture for adult public, but not really annoyingly so. My only two quibbles are too much space dedicated to WWII, and numbering of monarchs with Arabic, rather than Roman, numerals.