History of Romania: A Captivating Guide to Romanian History, Including Events Such as the First Roman–Dacian War, Raids of Vlad III Dracula against ... War, and World War 2 (European Countries) Paperback – January 9, 2021

Bought this book to learn a bit more about my ancestry & history of my birth country & turns out I didn't know very much about Romanian history at all. I had no idea the country was split into 3 smaller countries until the 1950s or so (Wallachia, Moldavia & Transylvania). The book is very, very detailed about where all the ancestors & languages came from & all the kings, wars & alliances to the point of redundancy but I guess that's history. Romanian history taught to us proudly in school while growing up during the Communist regime of the 1980s always emphasized how Vlad Tepes (Vlad the impaler/aka Dracula) defeated & terrorized the Turks to the point of finally winning the war against them & freeing the country once & for all but in reality while he scored some victories, the Otoman empire (Turks) was simply too large & powerful & any victories by Vlad Tepes were mainly insignificant. In the end, contrary to what we've always been taught, he died as a fairly insignificant prince in history. I was also surprised about the Hungarian empire (I had no idea they had an empire) & it's influence on Romania in history. I liked this book even though I had to skip a few pages about all the Princes & intellectuals etc.

True to 'Captivating' style the in-depth research is amazing, coupled with the inimitable style of presentation which valiantly endeavors to keep the reader involved and interested.There is a lot of background and fine detail covered to unveil this complex country.

My third book on history of Romania. Hard to put down. Great informative writing. The broad sweep thru the ages well designed. It promotes understanding. Thanks

As a history buff I REALLY REALLY wanted to enjoy this book, as I absolutely love the idea and motivation behind Enthralling History's endeavor - to consolidate select portions of history into an easy to understand and interesting booklet.I have read other books from this same publisher, and some are definitely of noticeably higher quality and more expertly put together than others - this is one of those which unfortunately is in need of quite a bit of work.- It repeated itself too frequently without adding anything more to the subject matter- Some parts were extremely poorly written to the point I was unable to even decipher what the author was attempting to communicate- Clearly the editor, if there even was one, was either EXTREMELY lazy or does not have a clue what they are doing, much less a firm grasp of the English language; which one would assume is a requirement when writing book in said language - there were NUMEROUS errors from simple misspellings, to incorrect dates and even a few outright contradictions to be found within the text itself- Most of the visual representations are of very low quality, as in every one I have come across in all of the Enthralling History books I have yet come across (i.e. the print is too small and/or pixelated to read, colors and shades as signified from the map keys are nonexistent as everything is in black and white with virtually no color scale gradient, cities and other areas specifically mentioned in the surrounding text are not to be found on the maps, etc.)The shoddy work and poor execution of this particular text has NOT yet stopped me from continuing to read similar books from this series (I currently own and have read over a dozen of them), but I would really prefer to see some consistency and cohesion to the writing, not to mention a more solid experienced editor.

This is a great history review of Romania! I did enjoy it, however, I found it hard to keep up regarding specific dates and important events. It was a good book overall so I would reccommend this for anyone looking to learn about Romania in greater depth.

It was a pleasure to read this important history of Eastern Europe. For these people it has been a long time to bring their country together and maintain their customs and language. Good information.

Tells a lot about Romanian history from ancient times up until present day. Very informative and very interesting. I enjoyed this book.

Learning the roots and this book is the most perfect way to do so! Thank you.