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World War One: History in an Hour

By: Rupert Colley
Narrated by: Jonathan Keeble
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Love history? Know your stuff with History in an Hour.

World War One brought with it the world’s first experience of Total War, involving all of the world’s great powers, polarized between the Triple Entente, lead by Britain, France and Russia, and the Central Powers, dominated by Germany and Austria-Hungary. Around 9 million men lost their lives in a conflict that introduced the horrors of trench warfare, machine guns and toxic gas attacks.

WORLD WAR ONE: HISTORY IN AN HOUR gives you a clear overview of the road to war, the major turning points and battles, and the key leaders involved, as well as the lasting impact the Great War had on almost every country in the world. WORLD WAR ONE: HISTORY IN AN HOUR is essential reading for all history lovers.

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 20th Century Europe Military Modern War Western Europe Imperialism Russia World History

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Critic reviews

‘If the past is a foreign country, History in an Hour is like a high-class tour operator, offering delightfully enjoyable short breaks in the rich and diverse continent of our shared past’ Dominic Sandbrook

‘The practice of History is ever-evolving, and the History In An Hour idea brings it back up to date for the digital age’ Andrew Roberts, Bookseller

‘This is genius’ MacWorld.com
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Very good book i enjoyed it very much, to have all the important information about how and why it broke out was good and if I had a younger child who was doing a essay on WW1 I would use the book as a reference

World War 1 in an hour

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My overwhelming feeling on listening to this was the tragic waste of life. Like all of the HiaH series, this is an overview of what happened and an excellent launch point to find out more about specific events or people.

What a waste!

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Excellent overview of key issues providing context to the conflict. We listened to this before visiting First World War sites in Belgium.
Recommended

An hour well spent

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I enjoyed this very much very quick and detailed regarding the events of World War One.

History in an hour

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Brilliant summing up of the major parts of WW1 well worth it at this price and an hour well spent

Well worth it

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