GCSE Modern World History (History in Focus) Paperback – January 1, 2001

I teach International Baccalaureate history at one of the top schools in the world, and this book makes a nightly trek home with me. Students in IB or even AP Euro would have a hard time finding another source as rich as Walsh's effort. It is packed with helpful analysis, documents, quotes, review materials, wtc. I have used it to prepare for each of my senior level topics this year, such as WW1, Nazi Germany, the USSR, WWII, and the Cold War.This book would do a very adequate job in assisting anyone preparing to work with such material, and would be considered one of my three most vital texts I use.

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As a student in one of the best International Baccalaureate schools in the world, I must say that this book is worth ordering. The amount of sources---including pictures---definately helps when preparing for the IB exam in history. I received the second edition a few days ago...and it proves to be a close companion to class notes.

When I studied in Singapore, it was my history textbook. But when I finished Grade 10, I needed to hand it back to School library.But I really like it very much. It's a very good history book. It mainly tells about Modern History, contains Britain, China, the USA, the USSR, Germany, France and many ohter countries.More important, the resources in the book are rich and vivid. A lot of quotes, pictures,letters and so on. They can help you to understand a lot of things more clearly.So if you want to have a general idea about modern history, read it, you won't be disappointed.Especially if you do not take history as your main subject, but still interest in it. It can help you very much.

i have been a teacher for 4 years in international schools, and i think the previous review is written by someone with, to put is as politely as possible, very little common sense. i dont think the book is perfect, but it is useful for a variety of students, is interesting and informative without too much information, can be easily supplemented, and has a variety of useful homework assignments and activities for students to keep up with understanding or to be assigned by the teacher. the assanine charaterization of "rubbish" is far from the truth--read it for yourself.

History written from a British perspective.Too much details on British related campaigns, not enough to several other area of conflict (exemple the Italian and Balkan fronts in the 1 WW are neglected).

this is a very good history book. it explains things very clearly and is also visually pleasing.the book uses a lot of primary/secondary sources, which is good because it makes students think more deeply about history.