{"product_id":"9781529901016","title":"The Armchair General World War One","description":"‘The Armchair General team has done it again. An absorbing read for Christmas.’\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePeter Caddick-Adams\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘Brilliant and immersive.’\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eHarry Sidebottom\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe second book in the \u003ci\u003eArmchair General \u003c\/i\u003eseries, where \u003cu\u003eYOU\u003c\/u\u003e choose the fate of the First World War\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e________________________________\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHISTORY IS WRITTEN BY THE VICTORS. WILL IT BE YOU?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cu\u003e\u003cb\u003eTAKE THE HOTSEAT\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAssume the role of real historic decision-makers: general, leaders, soldiers and intelligence officers of the Allied Forces during World War I.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cu\u003eEXAMINE THE INTELLIGENCE\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eExplore 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cu\u003eCONSIDER THE SCENARIO \u0026amp; MAKE YOUR DECISION\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom battlefields to the Royal Courts, each tactical and strategic decision you make leads to a different outcome.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWill you follow the path of the past - or shape a new history...?\u003cbr\u003e________________________________\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cu\u003ePRAISE FOR THE ARMCHAIR GENERAL SERIES\u003c\/u\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'An original and exciting approach...\u003ci\u003eThe Armchair General \u003c\/i\u003eadds enormously to our understanding of the conflicts' JAMES HOLLAND\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A reminder that history is a never ending now, a relentless and endless present that comes without the luxury of hindsight' AL MURRAY\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'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","brand":"John Buckley, Spencer Jones","offers":[{"title":"Random House UK |  Hardback  |  2024-06-04","offer_id":45160691007743,"sku":"9781529901016","price":41.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0329\/9075\/7001\/files\/BNCImageAPI_bcf3b938-0407-49dc-9b0c-decc5b8045e0.jpg?v=1712867306","url":"https:\/\/riverbookshop.com\/products\/9781529901016","provider":"River Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}