The Armchair General World War One

Can You Win The Great War?

John Buckley, Spencer Jones

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English

Century
26 November 2023

Military history; First World War; Theory of warfare & military science; Role-playing, war games & fantasy sports

Series: The Armchair General

Choose Your Own Adventure meets Risk - The second book in the Armchair General series tackles the battlefields of the Great War

'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

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...?

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

By: John Buckley, Spencer Jones
Imprint: Century
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 240mm, Width: 162mm, Spine: 38mm
Weight: 667g
ISBN: 9781529901016
ISBN 10: 1529901014
Series: The Armchair General
Pages: 432
Publication Date: 26 November 2023
Audience: General/trade , College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , ELT Advanced , Primary
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

John Buckley (Author) 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. Spencer Jones (Author) Spencer Jones is Senior Lecturer in Armed Forces and War Studies at the University of Wolverhampton. He is the author of several books on the First World War including The Great Retreat of 1914- From Mons to the Marne, Stemming the Tide- Officers and Leadership in the British Expeditionary Force 1914 and The Darkest Year- The British Army on the Western Front 1917.