History: Fiction or Science? (Chronology, No. 1)

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Recorded history is a finely-woven magic fabric of intricate lies about events predating the sixteenth century. There is not a single piece of evidence that can be reliably and independently traced back earlier than the eleventh century. This book details events that are substantiated by hard facts and logic, and validated by new astronomical research and statistical analysis of ancient sources.

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Calculations are only as good as your numbers.......2007-08-03

Yes, we can all agree that mainstream history is nearly 100% BS due to politics, economics, ego, problems with dating techniques, and various conspiracies. Agreed. But, I've been researching the distinct possibility that human history (in terms of civilizations) are much more ancient than we've been told, so coming across this book was very interesting to me. I wondered how Fomenko could be wrong (if at all) because he is very persuasive in his presentations. Then it dawned on me. If at previous times in prehistory, due to the various catastrophies that are well documented (comets, asteroids, planetary disruptions, plasma discharge, pole reversals, etc) the Earth was in a different position in relation to the sun, different tilt on its axis, different orbit, different rotation (in terms of velocity and DIRECTION), and the continents were in different positions, then would this not cause the ancients to see the sky (constellations) differently? In other words, is Fomenko making erronious assumptions about the physics of the Earth in pre-history, which then corrupt his data with regards to dating the relevant astrology? The last event to seriously disrupt our planet occured roughly 3500 years ago, according to other good researchers, so is it possible Fomenko has been confused by this? The vastly different physics of our planet in the not so distant past may explain this confusion, which is not to say the "mainstream" version of history is correct; on the contrary. I am not an expert in these fields, but wanted to see if this idea could spark discussion.

Pants on fire?.......2007-07-19

Will people ever read before spamming? Yes, Jesuits could not rewrite world history alone, they had help. Anyway, Dr Prof Acad A.Fomenko does not point to jesuits as the driving force of world wide history manipulation in published volumes 1,2,3;, actually he barely mentions the poor devils. Check it with 'Search inside' feature, please. China is rarely mentioned either, in fact, Dr Fomenko is completely eurocentric. Right, his theory contradicts all mainstream schools of history, because in their actual state they are all built on blatantly erroneus chronology. You don't need a mysterious cabal (conspiracy) to falsify history, the falsification is its modus operandi. It is inherent to history(ians) to falsify (distort) events, as it is inherent to humans to boast as it is inherent to power (authority) to legimize itself by referrring to glorious past made to its own order. Dr Prof Fomenko and team have identified scores of instances of such manipulation in Russian, European, etc.. history, and delivered valid statistical proof thereof. His own 'reconstruction' is completely another story. Forget c14 as a valid method of dating. W.Libby has initially discovered a brilliant method of INDEPENDENT dating. Too bad, c14 method has become a joke after a forced marrige with dendrochronology with consensual chronological scale inbuilt. Radiocarbon method can't stand blind tests, but is so very productive as a rubberstamp.

Accepted History & Chronology Must Be Changed. .......2007-04-09

There is no doubt that history as most know it is a sham, & institution's version of History both University & Church is fradulent & inaccurate. Everything was established with an agenda, The real "Dark Ages" are now when we have access to incredible amounts of information past authorities & more important 'common folk' didn't have but our institutions & educators are slow to evolve because of what has ignorantly & arrogantly been taught for too long. This is on many subjects not just Chronology.

For anyone to question "Why would a Mathematician have anything credible to say of History?" The answer is from Dr. Fomenko's preface in the book: "It would be worthwhile to remind the reader that in the XVI-XVII century Chronology was considered to be a subdivision of Mathematics." These volumes could possibly be some of the most important works to date & should be read by everyone with an interest in History, especially professors & educators who have a duty to the public. I have read both books & must say that 'Chronology 1' has some very eye opening & revolutionary information. Even if these volumes are part true the implications are profound & opens the doors to further investigations & questions which must be done. I speak several different lanquages & must say the logic Dr. Fomenko uses with "inflection" of words & words being read from left to right in one region & right to left in another then written backwards, the removal of vowels & get down to basics of words, or different cities & locations having the same name etc. is correct. Vowel usage has always been optional & varied, actually complicating linquistics & study. The first thing one has to understand is that words never had a fixed spelling in history like we do now, the spelling of words was mutable & regional, as well as names & titles of people were vast, varied & changed, NOTHING WAS FIXED or understood linear. Matters of Life & Death as well as financial profiteering yesterday & today were & are made with ignorant, illogical & conspiratorial views of history & reality, it's time people get closer to the Truth & society collectively grow up.

Very Interesting.......2007-03-07

It is a good proposal and I believe it will mature into something even better in the future. I think it deserves to be read.

History as Science Fiction.......2007-01-10

Anatoly Fomenko has written a very intriguing book, full of pictures, charts, and computer 'proof' of his thesis: backwards of AD900 we don't really know what happened or when. Between AD900 and AD1600 there is more certainty, but there is still a lot of fuzzy ground, and things don't get reliable until we get past the 1600's where the printing press made it very difficult for the perpetrators of this timeline manipulation to change anything that had been committed to print. The Dark Ages did not happen. Books were burned for a reason. One organization has doubled the actual length of its existence by expanding the real chronology. Read why.

I had always wondered why Christ died about AD33 and yet men waited until the 11th century to form the Knights Templar, the Cathars, etc and go after the Holy Land by force. Why the 1000 year gap? Turns out there wasn't more than a 10-12 year gap and he proves it using astronomy. This also implies that the planet is not as old as we have been told, and current Christian and other creationist scientists are already championing that idea without being aware of Fomenko's book. The two groups, creationist scientists and the Russian mathematical analysts corroborate each other. Fascinating.

Of course, all this flies in the face of what we have been told traditionally is the 'proper' chronology of western civilization, and most readers will experience 'cognitive dissonance' in reading this book. It means that our history going backwards from AD1600 becomes progressively more incorrect and unreliable until it cannot be trusted at all... in the space of 700-800 years.

Naturally, the curious, open-minded reader will want to know WHO did this, WHY, and did any of the events we think of as really ancient ever happen?
Dr. Fomenko is a respected scientist/mathematician at Moscow State University who has already answered these questions to the satisfaction of his initially skeptical colleagues. Most of them are now believers, a few still refuse to believe (the usual diehards), and of course the western press has ignored Fomenko's work -- for obvious reasons when you read the book. The ones who perpetrated this chronology ruse have a lot to answer for. They are still with us. That's why this book is a well-kept secret.

I gave the book a 4-star rating because I was unable to check out some of his claims; those I checked were as he said. But if even 1/3 of his claims are true, this punches a big hole in what we think is our history, the meaning of western civilization, our educational process (for repeating the ruse as gospel), and the trustworthiness of the organization that perpetrated this ruse, well-intentioned or not.

This book relates to current research into a Young Earth paradigm, to John Keel's discoveries about our planet, and Fr Malachi Martin's insights (in his now out-of-print books). We are indeed sheep who are manipulated and kept ignorant -- for a reason. While knowing what these men have to say may be the "booby prize" (as in: 'what can you do with this knowledge?'), it will provide interesting reading. Didn't someone say: "...and the Truth will set you free."?? For you to judge if this book contains the truth.

The Bloody Crucible of Courage: Fighting Methods and Combat Experience of the Civil War

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Encyclopedic perspective on "fighting methods and combat experience"
The Bloody Crucible
I liked it...for the most part
It is all true
Fascinating and important, but with serious flaws.

The Bloody Crucible of Courage: Fighting Methods and Combat Experience of the Civil War
Brent Nosworthy
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ASIN: 0786711477

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Some historians argue that the Civil War, with its use of rifled muskets and artillery, was the first great "modern" war; others argue that it was a sideshow of amateur generals and citizen soldiers whose tactics yielded few innovations or lasting lessons. Acclaimed military historian Brent Nosworthy takes on this great controversy and, for the first time in any book, covers the methods of Civil War warfare in their entirety. This work presents the most thorough study of Civil War military practices ever written. With diagrams, photos, and maps throughout, Nosworthy weaves together the story of newly emerging weapons, the resulting changes in military doctrine, and the combatants' experiences as these innovations were applied to the battlefield. Detailing the four-year evolution of warfare from General Irvin McDowell's first tentative efforts to Lee's and Grant's final exertions at Petersburg, the author examines tactical variation due to regional differences and the distinctive circumstances of each campaign: the methods used in the eastern theater versus those in the west; the confused fighting in the wilderness; the "trench" warfare at Vicksburg; and the techniques used in other famous battles, like Gettysburg and Antietam.

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Encyclopedic perspective on "fighting methods and combat experience".......2007-06-23

This is a book that is ambitious--to provide in one volume a comprehensive picture of Civil War combat, including (page x) ". . .the full spectrum of both the fighting methods and the combat experience during the entire Civil War." The volume also explores tactics across the various arms of the military (e.g., artillery, cavalry, and infantry) as well as developing military technology (torpedoes, ironclad war ships, rifled small arms and artillery, early "machine guns," breechloaders, repeating rifles, and so on). In the end, Nosworthy says of the book (page xiii): ". . .not only must it examine how troops prepared and trained for combat, but it also has to take a detailed, structured look at the techniques, practices, and tactics that were actually used during the bloody crucible of battle."

The early part of the book examines developments before the outbreak of the Civil War, such as rifled small arms (and the debate over what the consequences would be for battle tactics), the move to rifled artillery (and the possible implications for combat), origins of ironclad vessels (and, again, the implications for naval tactics). Much of this unfolded on the European continent; Nosworthy does a nice job of relating how military figures debated what the implications of these developments might be for actual combat situations.

Part II outlines the early Civil War, including discussion of the daunting challenge of training a host of raw recruits (on both sides of the conflict), the crazy quilt assemblage of artillery and muskets available to units, and the evidence of poor preparedness of troops and officers exemplified by First Manassas/Bull Run.

Part III focuses on infantry and cavalry, including tactical doctrines developed by European and American military leaders (e.g., the work of Jomini who tried to derive lessons from Napoleon's military exploits). Chapter 12 is interesting, as it depicts the reality of battle from the perspective of the troops involved. The following chapter relates in detail the learning curve of soldiers as they campaigned. Chapter 15 is especially fascinating, as it outlines various perspectives (originating in European military views) on infantry tactics.

And so on.

The concluding Part (Part VII) assesses lessons learned, from the impact of the rifled musket to the bayonet (myth and usefulness) to the effect of repeating rifles and military doctrine in Europe up until the Franco-Prussian War.

The book is not written in a felicitous fashion and there are some questions one might raise. As another reviewer notes, the author continually misuses the term "nonplussed." The author spends time speaking of the mounted arm of the military, including the development of mounted infantry. However, he does not mention Wilder's brigade until the very end, even though his command was one of the best exemplars of this. Despite difficulties, this work provides one of the best discussions of (as the subtitle of the book reads) "fighting methods and combat experience of the Civil War."

The Bloody Crucible.......2007-03-21

Brent Nosworthy has written a long overdue presentation of what many students
of the Civil War have been trying to do in their own minds is:How and Why did
the military operations happen the way they did.Much has been written on the
Men who fought the War but here we can better see what they had to work with
and how theory turned into practice.I think this book will be one of the most
important studies ever written on Civil War Combat.

I liked it...for the most part.......2006-08-01

As the title of this review says, I thought the book was generally pretty informative. The author certainly used some primary source material from obscure encounters in several different theaters of operations to bring home to the reader information not generally read by, I would hazard, even most avid Civil War buffs. I think the review that "Epops" wrote on February 12, 2006, sums up this work as well as any that I read on this forum.

If I had to add a comment though, I would say Nosworthy's incorporation of more obscure engagements adds quite a bit to his thesis by demonstrating the trends in Civil War combat down to even the least significant of encounters. However, unless one is well read in the very battle studies that Nosworthy cites in the conclusion as being fine additions to the academic body of research concerning his topic of battle tactics in the Civil War, I think there is much more he could have added to his narrative, from the more well-known battles alone, that could have gone a long way to bolstering his thesis for not only the avid historian but also the novice.

It is all true.......2006-07-28

As advertised above through significant flowery prose, the book is great. This book filled a void for me in providing details about the the 'Nuts and Bolts' of the conflict that I have not seen before or since. It makes the machine of battle the main character and places you in the center of the web to see how it all comes togther.

Top Notch.

Fascinating and important, but with serious flaws........2006-02-13

Brent Nosworthy describes himself as an "independent" author. He is also a Civil War re-enacter. In writing this book he has made an original and informative contribution to the historical analysis of the American Civil War.

Nosworthy covers a wide range of subjects, many of which I hadn't previously understood, such as why some units in the early days of the war called themselves "Zouaves" and wore funny red uniforms. It seems that the uniforms, the training, and the tactics of Zouave units were patterned after the special units developed by the French for fighting their wars in Algeria. The uniforms were quickly discarded when it became clear that they made excellent targets in the open fields and woods of Northern Virginia, but Zouave training and tactics continued to influence American military thinking throughout the war, and continue to do so to some extent even today.

He explains the origin of the term "Napoleon" for the bronze 12 pounder field artillery piece favored by both sides. It was named after Napoleon III, not Bonaparte. He explains how the ballistic pattern of the Minie ball influenced battlefield tactics, why generals on both sides were reluctant to use field fortifications until the very end of the war, and the rationale for using wool uniforms winter and summer.

Interesting as such details are to students of the Civil War, Nosworthy's use of first-person accounts to illustrate his points is the most effective aspect of the book. Nosworthy's re-enacter experience serves him well in these sections. He is able to convey the actual experience of the soldier on the battlefield with terrifying effect. One marvels at the willingness and ability of men to undergo the experience of Civil War battle just once, let alone repeatedly, as the veterens did.

He places the Civil War in the context of European military thinking of the time. It is significant that the Crimean War and Napoleon III's invasion of Italy occurred just before the Civil War, since Napoleon's Zouaves made their reputation as "shock troops" in those wars, particularly at the battle of Solferino. French military science was of the highest prestige in that period, and French military manuals were translated and used at West Point. The French debacle in 1870 changed all that, of course. The outlines of this evolution are well-known, but Nosworthy relates these general developments to the specifics of weapons and tactics in a highly illuminating manner.

In spite of the many good, even great, things about this book, it has several serious flaws.

Nosworthy has insufficient control of his material. He often loses focus and becomes repetitious. There is a lack of discipline and logic in the book's organization. He is argumentative at times, assuming the unbecoming role of "debunker". He is especially obnoxious in the final chapter, which is a rant against his fellow military historians, as though he is in some kind of competition with them, rather than in a cooperative search for the truth.

He goes to great lengths to prove his thesis that Civil War battlefield tactics weren't much different from those of the smooth-bore period, but he does not succeed. Why, if that were the case, were the frontal assaults of Pickett's Charge, Kenesaw Mountain, Cold Harbor, and many others, such disasters? He says himself that as the war progressed, troops on both sides tended more and more to entrench their positions almost immediately at the start of a battle. Why was this, if not because of the increased lethality of the rifled musket and Minie ball at long range? Is there any doubt that had the Americans at Bunker Hill been armed with rifled muskets the British regular troops wouldn't have been able to form up their lines to begin with, let alone to eventually throw the colonials out of their trenches?

His prose rivals that of the best when describing the experiences of men in battle, but when expressing his personal opinions his language becomes pompous and verbose, as though he had read one too many 19th century memoir. The unevenness of his writing is the most noticeable symptom of his lack of professional training. A good editor could have helped him with this.

He tries to create a new term, the "rifle musket", using it repeatedly. George R. Stewart, Bruce Catton, and William McNeill were content with "rifled musket", in which "rifle" assumes the adjectival form with the "-ed" ending. Nosworthy himself writes of "rifled artillery", so why create a compound noun "rifle musket"? It's an unnecessary distraction.

He seems to think "nonplussed" means "unperturbed" or "stalwart", rather "perplexity", its true meaning. Again, a good editor could have saved him from this embarrassment.

Any Civil War "buff" will find this book, in spite of its flaws, well worth reading. It's a good book. A good editor could have helped make it a great book.

Virtuous War: Mapping the Military-Industrial-Media-Entertainment Network

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a pomo book that reads like Kitchen Confidential????

Virtuous War: Mapping the Military-Industrial-Media-Entertainment Network
James Der Derian
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ASIN: 0813397944

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a pomo book that reads like Kitchen Confidential????.......2001-11-09

Few people have been able to translate the ideas of Virilio, Deleuze and Baudrillard into the realm of International Relations with much success. Pomo IR has often come across as self-indulgent and willfully obscure - a clique that writes for the converted...
But Der Derian - who has flirted with rather 'esoteric' writing styles in the past - has produced a book that steps outside the pomo area and gets out the safe confines of the campus for a trip around the sites where virtual warfare is being established.
The book is a pleasure to read (!) and comes across like Anthony Bourdain (author of Kitchen Confidential) writing about Virilio and virtuality - it is personal, sometimes darkly humourous, fascinating and warm...unusual in the cold, neutral world of IR theory (critical or 'mainstream').
The book is the clearest statement of Der Derian's project and clarified what I had always suspected - that he is concerned with developing a 'sociology of morality' (a global sociology that looks at the social production of indifference). In this sense, it is a useful continuation of the project that Zygmunt Bauman initiated in Modernity and the Holocaust and deserves to be read by people outside the IR camp...
Of course, many will argue that he fails to tackle the dynamics of virtual or postmodern capitalism (and Marx and the Marxist tradition is not really considered in his final musings on theory). But the book develops a powerful approach to the dangers of virtual death that can be appreciated by people coming from different angles...
This book is a great read...and it is great to see a critical intellectual in IR writing for a wider audience. I still would like more on what it mean would to accept Virilio's critique of dromocratic society: how would Der Derian and Virilio imagine alternative to virtual life and death....

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Military Methods Of the Art Of War
Sun Pin , and Pin Sun
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"Ralph Sawyer's translation of Sun Pin...adds in an important way to our knowledge of the place of warfare in classical Chinese civilization."--John Keegan

The enormous renewed popularity of Sun Tzu's The Art of War has heightened awareness of the great Chinese tradition of writing on the theory and practice of war. Among other significant work is this 4th century B.C. study by the purported great grandson of Sun Tzu. It both extends Sun Tzu's strategic philosophy and develops it into a new style. Divided into 33 sections, it covers such topics as unfavorable terrain, the origins of war, "guest" and "host" armies, the 10 strategic uses of cavalry, and more.

North American Forts and Fortifications (Dinosaur Wingate Series)

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Michelle Pangallo
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Sun Pin: Military Methods (History and Warfare)

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Reading it is necessary to understand war.

Sun Pin: Military Methods (History and Warfare)
Bin Sun
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"They eat people and cook the bones, the officers have no thought to turn outside-- these are the troops of Sun Pin." This graphic description from the Shih Chin depicts the awesome army commanded by Sun Pin, a direct descendent-- probably the great-grandson-- of the legendary Sun Tzu. Sun Pin studied and adopted many of the ideas found in his predecessor's masterpiece, "The Art of War", but he also developed his own distinct strategic style suited to the changing conditions of his time, the fourth century B.C.

In addition to translating this "eight military classic", Ralph Sawyer has prepared insightful chapter-by-chapter commentaries and a vivid general introduction that describes Sun Pin's life and times, analyzes in detail Sun Pin's tactics in important battles, and compares Sun Tzu's strategic thinking with Sun Pin's.

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Reading it is necessary to understand war........1998-01-19

Great book. It's full of valuable information and provides solid examples of what Sun-Tzu wrote about. The historical background that is given in the beginning is worth reading all by itself. It's also a really good translation. Some translators do more than just translating, and as a consequence they skew meanings left and right, leaving the book a poor mess. This is not the case here. The only drawback is the mass of notes. Most are only comments on why some character is interpreted one way or the other, and while that may be interesting for sinologists and linguists, it is merely burdensome for the reader interested in the military theory of the book. Some of the notes do also offer information not known to one unfamiliar with the period, and make the book that much better. Overall, if you want to read Sun Pin, read this translation. If you don't even know who Sun Pin is, read this book.

Everyday Life: World War I (Everyday Life (Good Year Books))

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Everyday Life: World War I (Everyday Life (Good Year Books))
Walter Hazen
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An easy-to-read and compelling narrative of the "war to end all wars." Students will learn about trench warfare, weapon development, leaders and major battles, as well as which country started the war but later withdrew and which country started on one side and finished on the other. Crossword puzzles, Venn diagrams and activities that engage your students in language arts, math and critical thinking skills follow each chapter.

Hitler, Chamberlain and Appeasement (Cambridge Perspectives in History)

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Good Quick Read for WWII Buffs

Hitler, Chamberlain and Appeasement (Cambridge Perspectives in History)
Frank McDonough
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The book examines the central roles played by Hitler and Chamberlain in the events which led to the outbreak of the Second World War. It focuses on Anglo-German relations from 1918 to 1939, with particular attention paid to the key events from 1937 to 1939, when Hitler pursued an aggressive foreign policy, while Chamberlain strove to satisfy the 'legitimate' demands made by Hitler in the hope this would prevent war. The book includes an analysis of the changing nature of the debate on the roles of Hitler and Chamberlain in the origins of the Second World War. Hitler, Chamberlain and Appeasement is illustrated and includes primary sources.

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Good Quick Read for WWII Buffs.......2005-02-16

I read this book as part of a class on Britain in the Second World War. It does a great job of describing arguements both in favor of and against the policy of appeasement. It is concise, to the point, and easy to understand. There are probably other books that get more in depth, and at times the description was lacking. But if you are looking for a basic introduction to the political situation in the late 1930's that led up to World War II then this is a great book.

Fascism (Cambridge Perspectives in History)

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Less than you'd get from the History Channel

Fascism (Cambridge Perspectives in History)
Richard Thurlow
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This book presents new perspectives on the most controversial political concept in modern history. After discussing the lack of an agreed definition for "fascism," Richard Thurlow traces the origins of fascism and then provides an analysis of the fascist regimes that took power in Italy and Germany in the interwar years. Fascism in other countries is detailed and an account is also given of antifascism and the manifestation of fascism in different forms since the end of the Second World War in 1945. The book contains a selection of documents.

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Less than you'd get from the History Channel.......2000-08-02

_Fascism_ is more a history of various fascist movements than an explanation of what Fascism actually was, and at 100+ pages, it's not a very extensive history. Beginning with an chapter on why there is disagreement on the nature of Fascism, Thurlow proceeds to give paragraph-long descriptions of some major theories on it. He seems to lean towards Fascism as a "stillborn revolution" whenever he discusses the fascist aspects of of Italy and Germany, but this is the least satisfying theory of them all. Thurlow does not distinguish between Fascism in theory and Fascism in practice, and thus has a great deal of difficulty saying anything about it. This book seems written in order to round out the series, rather than to actually be used by anyone who knows enough about Fascism to be interested in it.

The First World War (Cambridge History Programme Key Stage 4)

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The First World War (Cambridge History Programme Key Stage 4)
Andrew Wrenn
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The author covers topics such as the German invasion of Belgium and France; the war on the Western Front; the portrayal of the war by the press; governments and artists; the war in the air and at sea; the impact of the war on the Home Front; the Gallipoli campaign and war on the other fronts. With an enquiry-based approach, the book is structured around key investigations, background briefings and reviews of the topics covered. Using a wide range of sources, vivid pictorial evidence, maps and diagrams, Andrew Wrenn has produced a text that will be both manageable in extent and accessible and motivating to a wide range of students.

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