The Coursebook is more concise (and less expensive) than most AP European history textbooks.

The Coursebook is more comprehensive than most AP review books.

The Coursebook thoroughly covers the topics from the AP curriculum, yet its clear, concise style helps students to see and understand underlying European history themes without getting lost in a myriad of facts.

The Coursebook includes narratives for all four periods of the course, multiple-choice and free-response questions for each period, and a complete sample examination.