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Author: Buckley, John
Humanities
Published on 26 October 2023 by Cornerstone (Century) in the United Kingdom as part of 'The Armchair General' series.
Hardback | 432 pages
163 x 242 x 39 | 660g
The second book in the Armchair General series, where YOU choose the fate of the First World WarHISTORY IS WRITTEN BY THE VICTORS. WILL IT BE YOU?TAKE THE HOTSEATAssume the role of real 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
