The Armchair General

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30015859553
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Books
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14.99
book_author_name: 
John Buckley
book_type: 
Hardback
publisher: 
Cornerstone
published_date: 
28/10/2021
isbn: 
9781529125702
Merchant Product Cat path: 
Books > History > Military history > Second World War
specifications: 
John Buckley|Hardback|Cornerstone|28/10/2021
Merchant Product Id: 
9781529125702
Book Description: 
Choose Your Own Adventure meets Risk - a major new interactive gift book from the creator of The Ordnance Survey Puzzle book and The GCHQ Puzzle Book AVAILABLE FOR PRE-ORDER NOW A ground-breaking approach to history where YOU choose the fate of WWII - perfect for readers of Bletchley Park Brainteasers and The GCHQ Puzzle Book. ____________________________________________________________________________ TAKE THE HOTSEAT Assume the role of real Generals, Leaders, Soldiers and Intelligence Officers in the Allied Forces during WWII, including Winston Churchill and President Eisenhower. EXAMINE THE INTELLIGENCE Explore eight key moments of the war with real contemporaneous intelligence- Britain's Darkest Hour, 1940; The War in North Africa; Stalin's War on the Eastern Front; The Pacific Battle of Midway; The Dresden Bomber Offensive; Casablanca; Arnhem and Operation Market Garden; The Bomb and Hiroshima. CONSIDER THE SCENARIO & MAKE YOUR DECISION 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? ________________________ 'An original and exciting approach . . . Buckley is one of our very finest historians. 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, comedian and writer

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