This is a well-established book in its subject matter. Its author divided it into eight chapters, in the first of which he asked: Is history a science? It was concluded that it is a science of criticism and investigation in which the historian studies the traces left behind from the past in order to explain through them, as much as possible, the phenomenon of the present, and in doing so he relies on the material traces, records, and traditions that were handed down by chance and agreement from the people of time. In the rest of its chapters, he discusses Eastern, Greek, Roman, and European medieval histories and historians, with reference to Arab historians. Then he studied the development and study of history from the fifteenth century to the nineteenth century, with the beginning of the European Renaissance, the impact of religious conflict in stimulating historical research, and the new methods used in historical research, especially after the invention of printing, which led to the beginning of interest in critical publishing of ancient texts. Then the pioneers of modern history and the influence of positivist philosophy on them. The benefits of history in education programs, civil life, and public life, its benefits in preparing the individual for civil life and political life, and the harm of using it as a means of spreading political propaganda.