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Age range 11 to 17The Second World War: 1939-45 examines the causes of the war and details the course of the conflict in Western Europe, the USSR, Africa and the Pacific. It also describes the experiences of civilians, resistance fighters, prisoners of war and Holocaust victims.
The First World War 1914-18 explores the political situation that provided the breeding ground for war, and traces the course of the fighting that killed almost nine million soldiers. It goes on to look closely at the wartime experiences of many people, and briefly examines the changes that swept the world after the armistice was signed.
Looks at the lives & achievements of scientists including Marie Curie, Albert Einstein & Charles Darwin who have transformed the world with their discoveries. It examines their work & ideas and how they affected society and have characterised scientific advance down the ages.
Slavery from Africa to the Americas charts the history of 24 million people taken from their homes in West Africa by force & their journey across the Atlantic Ocean to start their new lives in the Americas. It also looks at the developments in Europe and the USA that brought slavery to an end.
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