Books in the Cambridge Illustrated Histories series

A gripping, superbly illustrated account of the political, social and cultural history of France. Colin Jones places emphasis on the impact of regionalism, class, gender and race in French heritage, and takes us through the shaping of France from the earliest times to the brink of a new millennium.

In this sumptuously illustrated history, now in its second edition, Patricia Buckley Ebrey traces the origins of Chinese culture from prehistoric times to the present.

Ancient Rome had an impact on the world that it would be hard to overestimate. In this new history aimed at the general reader a distinguished international team of scholars explores Rome's sense of self and its place in the wider world. The text is richly illustrated in colour throughout.

The new edition of The Cambridge Illustrated History of Warfare offers an updated comprehensive account of Western warfare, from its origins in Classical Greece and Rome, through the Middle Ages and the early modern period, down to the wars of the twenty-first century in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Syria.