The Clever Teens Guide To World War One

The Clever Teens' Guide to World War One: The perfect guide for background reading or revision.It lasted over 1,500 days and was without parallel. World War One threw the globe into a war of unprecedented horror, fought with terrifying new weapons, and of death on an industrial magnitude, a war that involved so many nations and reached into the very fabric of society. The war of 1914 - 1918 changed the world and shaped the twentieth century.The Clever Teens' Guide to World War One covers all the major facts and events giving you a clear and straightforward overview: from the pre-war tensions, the assassination that sparked the war to its bloody conclusion four years later. Read about the huge battles on the Western Front, the Eastern Front, the war at sea and in the air, and the war in Africa and the Middle East.Fully illustrated with contemporary photos.Part of the Clever Teens series:Part One: The Clever Teens Guide to World War TwoPart Two: The Clever Teens Guide to The Cold WarPart Three: The Clever Teens Guide to The Russian RevolutionPart Four: The Clever Teens Guide to Nazi GermanyPart Five: The Clever Teens Guide to World War OneIdeal for your "clever teenager".

The Clever Teens' Guide to World War One: The perfect guide for background reading or revision. It lasted over 1,500 days and was without parallel. World War One threw the globe into a war of unprecedented horror, fought with terrifying new weapons, and of death on an industrial magnitude, a war that involved so many nations and reached into the very fabric of society. The war of 1914 – 1918 changed the world and shaped the twentieth century. The Clever Teens’ Guide to World War One covers all the major facts and events giving you a clear and straightforward overview: from the pre-war tensions, the assassination that sparked the war to its bloody conclusion four years later. Read about the huge battles on the Western Front, the Eastern Front, the war at sea and in the air, and the war in Africa and the Middle East.

The Clever Teens' Guide to World War Two Lasting six years and a day, the Second World War saw the civilian, however young or old, in the frontline of war. Civilian deaths accounted for 5% of those killed during the First World War; but during the Second, of the 50 million plus killed, it was over 66%. During the 2,174 days of the conflict, a thousand people died for each and every hour it lasted. With 81 of the world's nations involved, compared to 28 during the First World War, this war, unlike any other, was total war. The Clever Teens' Guide to World War Two covers all the major facts and events giving you a clear and straightforward overview of the politics involved, the violence that ensued and how it changed the world in unimaginable ways. Ideal for your "clever teenager".

The Clever Teens' Guide to World War Two: The perfect guide for background reading or revision. The war that shaped the 20th century and the course of history; a total war covering the entire globe. Fought on land, sea, and air, World War 2 put the civilian, however young or old, in the frontline of war. It was by far the deadliest conflict in human history, marked by over 50 million fatalities. It began (arguably) with Germany’s invasion of Poland in September 1939 and finally finished six years later with the dropping of the atomic bombs on Japan in August 1945. The Clever Teens’ Guide to World War Two covers all the major facts and events, giving you a clear and straightforward overview of the politics involved, the violence that ensued and how it changed the world in unimaginable ways.

Following its defeat in World War One, Germany was a country in ruins. Inflation, poverty, exhaustion, humiliation and disillusionment wrecked the nation. Out of the ashes arose a man that promised to revitalise the country and give it back its dignity. He would deal, for once and for all, with the nation's internal enemies - the communists and the Jews. That man, of course, was Adolf Hitler. Read about how Hitler turned Germany into a one-party state, of his murderous reign and the descent into war and genocide. The Clever Teens' Guide to Nazi Germany covers all the major facts and events giving you a clear and straightforward overview: from the rise of Hitler and the Nazi Party, his domestic policies and foreign dealings, the racism and murder to World War Two and the Holocaust. Ideal for your "clever teenager".

The assassination of an archduke, the execution of a German spy, the Battle of the Somme, Mata Hari, Edith Cavell, the Unknown Warrior and much more.Gathered together in one volume, 24 tales from World War Two.Fully illustrated with 30 photos.Part of the Clever Teens series and ideal to read in conjunction with The Clever Teens' Guide to World War One .Contents The Assassination of an ArchdukeThe Schlieffen PlanGavrilo PrincipThe Execution of a British Soldier The Execution of a German SpyJohn FrenchGallipoliGasThe Sinking of the LusitaniaThe Execution of Edith CavellThe Battle of VerdunHoratio KitchenerThe Battle of the SommeDouglas HaigMata HariWinston ChurchillKaiser Wilhelm IIGeorges ClemenceauWorld War One Memorial PlaquesThe Treaty of VersaillesWoodrow WilsonThe League of NationsSpiritualism The Unknown Warrior