The Great War unit covers the history of Great Britain during the 18th century, beginning with the reigns of the the first Hanoverian king George's I, to the conclusion of the Napoleonic Wars. (1714 to 1820)
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The Great War unit covers the history of Great Britain during the 18th century, beginning with the reigns of the the first Hanoverian king George's I, to the conclusion of the Napoleonic Wars. (1714 to 1820) |
These fact sheets, along with the reading assignments suggested below, provide all of the information required to prepare for the Great War review questions.
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| Great War — Characters |
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| Timeline of Great War — 1914 to 1920 |
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| Wars and Battles of British Empire |
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| Historical Maps — Roman/Saxon Britain |
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| Outline Maps — Roman/Saxon Britain |
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| Great War — Lecture Notes |
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| Great War — Homework Questions |
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We recommend completing at least one of the following "core" reading assignments to prepare for
the Great War study questions. No 'Great War' special focus books are included in the FIAT LUX history
app, but all can be
downloaded at the links provided from the Heritage History website. See the
Book Descriptions
page for details.
Books are listed in order of difficulty:
(Beginner=Green, Intermediate=Brown, Advanced=Red).
Core Reading Assignments | ||
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| Tappan - The Little Book of the War | entire book | |
| Usher - The Story of the Great War | entire book | |
Recommendations for Supplemental Reading | ||
| Gibson - War Inventions | entire book | |
| Fraser - Boys' Book of Battles | Ypres to Argonne-Meuse (4) | |
| Synge - The World at War | entire book | |
Special Interest - Military | ||
| McSpadden - Boy's Book of Famous Soldiers | Kitchener to Pershing (5) | |
| Fraser - Boys' Book of Sea Fights | Running Fight off the Falklands to Battle off Jutland Bank (2) | |
| Mackenzie - Heroes and Heroic Deeds of the Great War | entire book | |
| Wood - Thrilling Deeds of British Airmen | entire book | |
| Leask - Heroes of the Great War | entire book | |
| Masefield - Gallipoli | entire book | |