Stephan Weaver

I've been reading a handful of these 'flash history' books because I wanted to see how they were compared to a regular history book.

After having read several such books, I can say that as a sub-genre, flash history has its place as an introduction to the history of one subject. It is impossible to make a comprehensive history in such a limited format, but when the writing is good and the information carefully selected, it can make for a informative and enlightening read.

I did learn a few new show more things from this particular book as I am by no means an expert on Russian history (though I do want to learn more... it's just there's so many darn countries out there!) It was not bad, but the writing did feel juvenile in some parts. This book was free on Amazon, so I can't be too mad about a piece of free flash history. 3/5 stars.

Publication date Sept 2015, 80 pages in Kindle. show less

84 pages (Kindle) publication June 2015

This is my fifth overall flash history book, and my second from this author. So far I have read the histories of China, Cuba, and the USA in 50 events from one author (Henry Freeman) and from this author (Stephan Weaver) I read his 50-event chronicle of Russian history and now this one.

This is... meh. I'm fairly knowledgeable about British history, and yes, it is impossible to encapsulate the entirety of British history in 50 events, but there were show more several mistakes and typos in here that I found to be quite jarring.

I think flash history can be a fun way to introduce someone to the basics of history regarding this subject or that, but this particular one was not that well-written. It could have really used some polishing. 2/5 stars. show less