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The Armchair General

A ground-breaking approach to history where YOU choose the fate of WWII - perfect for readers of Bletchley Park Brainteasers and The GCHQ Puzzle Book. 
 
''An original and exciting approach . . . Buckley is one of our very finest historians.' JAMES HOLLAND 
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TAKE THE HOTSEAT 
Assume the role of real Generals, Leaders, Soldiers and Intelligence Officers in the Allied Forces during WWII, including Winston Churchill and President Eisenhower. 
 
EXAMINE THE INTELLIGENCE 
Explore eight key moments of the war with real contemporaneous intelligence: Britain's Darkest Hour, 1940; The War in North Africa; Stalin's War on the Eastern Front; The Pacific Battle of Midway; The Dresden Bomber Offensive; Casablanca; Arnhem and Operation Market Garden; The Bomb and Hiroshima. 
 
CONSIDER THE SCENARIO &amp; MAKE YOUR DECISION 
From battlefields to war cabinets, 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? 
________________________ 
 
'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 best.' SAUL DAVID 
 
'A reminder that history is a never ending now, a relentless and endless present that comes without the luxury of hindsight.' AL MURRAY 
 
'An original and exciting approach . . . Buckley is one of our very finest historians. The Armchair General adds enormously to our understanding of the conflicts.' JAMES HOLLAND 
 
'A unique, enjoyable approach to evaluating military decision-making.' HISTORY OF WAR

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.

TAKE THE HOTSEAT 
Assume the role of real Generals, Leaders, Soldiers and Intelligence Officers in the Allied Forces during WWII, including Winston Churchill and President Eisenhower. 
 
EXAMINE THE INTELLIGENCE 
Explore eight key moments of the war with real contemporaneous intelligence: Britain's Darkest Hour, 1940; The War in North Africa; Stalin's War on the Eastern Front; The Pacific Battle of Midway; The Dresden Bomber Offensive; Casablanca; Arnhem and Operation Market Garden; The Bomb and Hiroshima. 
 
CONSIDER THE SCENARIO &amp; MAKE YOUR DECISION 
From battlefields to war cabinets, 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?

John Buckley

Spencer Jones

Can You Win The Great War?

&lsquo;The Armchair General team has done it again. An absorbing read for Christmas.&rsquo; 
Peter Caddick-Adams 
 
&lsquo;Brilliant and immersive.&rsquo; 
Harry Sidebottom 
 
The second book in the Armchair General series, where YOU choose the fate of the First World War 
 
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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 &amp; 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...? 
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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

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