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The Armchair General World War One

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Assume the role of real generals, leaders, soldiers and intelligence officers in the Allied Powers during WWI, from Lord Kitchener to the Kaiser. Explore the key moments of the war with real contemporaneous intelligence, from 1914’s July Crisis, to the Somme via Gallipoli. From battlefields to war cabinets, 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?

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‘The Armchair General team has done it again. An absorbing read for Christmas.’
Peter Caddick-Adams

‘Brilliant and immersive.’
Harry Sidebottom

The second book in the Armchair General series, where YOU choose the fate of the First World War

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HISTORY IS WRITTEN BY THE VICTORS. WILL IT BE YOU?

TAKE THE HOTSEAT
Assume the role of real historic decision-makers: general, leaders, soldiers and intelligence officers of the Allied Forces during World War I.

EXAMINE THE INTELLIGENCE
Explore 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 DECISION
From 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…?
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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

Additional information

Weight 0.345 kg
Dimensions 19.9 × 13.1 × 2.8 cm
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Publisher

Imprint

Cover

Paperback

Pages

432

Language

English

Edition
Dewey

940.4 (edition:23)

Readership

General – Trade / Code: K