This is a section of what was originally a ten volume work entitled, "The Story of the Greatest Nations From the Dawn of History to the Twentieth Century." This volume is written in great literary style with wonderful illustrations rarely seen in books nowadays. The greatest events of Spanish history are depicted by each of the 19 illustrations. The authors were two of the most popular and most widely published writers of the early 20th Century. The book in great literary style goes through all the wars and revolutions involving Spain and other historic events. The best part about this book it its brevity, only 158 pages, its illustrations and its fine literary style. One cannot imagine a more pleasant, easy to read and yet informative history book.