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| Harper Collins UK March 2012 |
Continuing my reading theme of Remembrance for November, I
was attracted to this concise history of World War One which aims to give
enough historical information in the space of an hour's reading time.
And does it fulfil its aim - well yes, I think it
does, although as always it depends on personal reading speeds, but
overall, the concise nature of the book makes it interesting and
informative without getting too intent on too much detail. It's also the type
of book that you can refer back to if needed and would make a valuable extra
resource for students covering this topic in history.
There will be those who suggest that you simply can't know
all there is to know about WW1 in an hour's reading time, and I would
wholeheartedly agree, but if like me you read historical fiction set in this
time frame, then the book works well as a short aide memoir.
At time of writing this book is currently a free kindle download on Amazon UK
At time of writing this book is currently a free kindle download on Amazon UK
Ooh, what a good idea. Thanks for highlighting this one, Josie. When reading historical fiction my interest is often piqued and I'd love to read more about the particular era but time is so limited - this sounds like a good solution for time-pressed folk!
ReplyDeleteHi Treez - This book is still currently a free kindle download on Amazon.co.uk !
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