The Armchair General World War One hardback puts you in command of key WW1 moments. Using real intelligence, you make tactical and strategic decisions that shape the course of history. Step into the roles of generals, soldiers, and leaders from the Allied Forces.
Product Information: 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 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
Other Information:
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.
