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Modernhistoryisfascinatingandthisseriesprovesit!Designedespeciallyforreluctantreaders,eachbookcoversatwentiethcenturyconflictinanapproachableandenthrallingway.Whilstcoveringallthekeyeventsandincidentsinvolvedineachconflict,theseriesalsolooksathowtheseaffectedthelivesofrealpeopleonthefrontline,incorporatingfascinatingreallifetales.Thistitle:describesthesequenceofeventsinaclear,accessiblemanner;includesatimelinespread,summaryofkeyeventsanda'newwords'boxatthefootofeachspread;andusesprimaryandsecondarysourcematerialinarangeofbite-sizedtexttypesfromnewspaperreports,diary/journalextracts,eyewitnessaccounts,quotesandexcerptsfromimportantspeeches.