我国著名历史学家陈翰笙同志最近在谈到学习外国历史的重要意义时说:“要走向世界,必须了解世界,不仅要了解世界的今天,而且要了解世界的昨天和前天.”商务印书馆编辑出版的《外国历史小丛书》就是一套通俗性的历史读物,它对于引导我国广大青少年掌握外国史知识、了解世界、振兴中华具有重要的意义.《外国历史小丛书》(以下简称《小丛书》),1962年由历史学家吴晗同志主编.在1962-1966年间共出版五十九种,累计印数逾二百万册,深受我国广大青少年读者的欢迎.十年动乱期间,这套 When talking about the importance of learning foreign history recently, Comrade Chen Hansheng, a famous historian in our country, said: “To go to the world, we must understand the world, not only to understand the world today, but also to understand the world yesterday and the day before.” “ The ”Foreign History Series“ compiled and edited by the Library is a popular historical reading which is of great significance for guiding the majority of young people in our country to master the knowledge of foreign history, understand the world and rejuvenate the Chinese. ”Foreign History Series“ (hereinafter referred to as ” Small series "), edited by historian Wu Han in 1962. A total of 59 kinds of books were published between 1962 and 1966, accumulating more than 2 million copies, which were greatly welcomed by the majority of young readers in our country. During the ten years of turmoil, This set