The Armchair General World War One - Can You Win The Great War?

'The Armchair General team has done it again. An absorbing read for Christmas.'Peter Caddick-Adams'Brilliant and immersive.'Harry SidebottomThe second book in the Armchair General series, where YOU choose the fate of the First World War________________________________HISTORY IS WRITTEN BY THE VICTORS. WILL IT BE YOU?TAKE THE HOTSEATAssume the role of real historic decision-makers: general, leaders, soldiers and intelligence officers of the Allied Forces during World War I. EXAMINE THE INTELLIGENCEExplore eight key moments from the First World War, using real contemporaneous intelligence: including the July Crisis, the Battle of the Somme, and the Russian Revolution. CONSIDER THE SCENARIO & MAKE YOUR DECISIONFrom battlefields to the Royal Courts, each tactical and strategic decision you make leads to a different outcome. Will you follow the path of the past - or shape a new history...?________________________________PRAISE FOR THE ARMCHAIR GENERAL SERIES'An original and exciting approach...The Armchair General adds enormously to our understanding of the conflicts' JAMES HOLLAND'A reminder that history is a never ending now, a relentless and endless present that comes without the luxury of hindsight' AL MURRAY'Wonderfully original...putting readers at the heart of the decision-making process and allowing them, literally, to change the course of history. This is counterfactual history at its very best' SAUL DAVID

Über den Autor / die Autorin

John Buckley is Professor of Military History at the University of Wolverhampton where he specializes in War Gaming - examining the key decisions of WWII. He is the author of a number of books including Air Power in the Age of Total War and Monty's Men: The British Army and the Liberation.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: John Buckley, Spencer Jones
• Verlag: Century Hutchinson
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Taschenbuch
• Erscheint: 10.10.2024, verspätet
• EAN: 9781529901023
• ISBN: 978-1-5299-0102-3
• Seiten: 432
• Abmessung: 129 mm x 198 mm x 40 mm
• Serie: The Armchair General
• Themen: Geisteswissenschaften, Kunst, Musik > Geschichte > Allgemeines, Lexika; Sachbuch > Geschichte > Sonstiges; First World War, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Military Science, Role-playing, war games & fantasy sports, GAMES & ACTIVITIES / Role Playing & Fantasy, Theory of warfare and military science, Theory of warfare & military science, Role-playing, war games and fantasy sports