BOOK
Edexcel GCSE (9-1) History Warfare through time, c1250Ðpresent Student Book
(2017)
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Book Details
Abstract
Exam Board: Edexcel
Level: GCSE
Subject: History
First teaching: September 2016
First exams: Summer 2018
Series Editor: Angela Leonard
This Student Book:
- covers the essential content in the new specification in an engaging way, using detailed narrative, sources, timelines, key words, helpful activities and extension material
- uses the 'Thinking Historically' approach and activities to help develop conceptual understanding of areas such as evidence, interpretations, causation and change, through targeted activities
- has 'Writing Historically' features that focus on the writing skills most important to historical success. This literacy support uses the proven Grammar for Writing approach used in many English departments
- includes lots of exam guidance, with practice questions, sources, sample answers and tips to support preparation for GCSE assessments.
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Table of Contents
| Section Title | Page | Action | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cover | Cover | ||
| Contents | 3 | ||
| Timeline | 8 | ||
| Chapter 1: c1250–c1500: Medieval warfare and English society | 10 | ||
| Warfare in c1250 | 11 | ||
| The nature of warfare | 11 | ||
| The experience of warfare | 15 | ||
| 1.1: The nature of warfare, 1250–1500 | 18 | ||
| Change and continuity, 1250–1500 | 18 | ||
| 1.2: The experience of warfare, 1250–1500 | 27 | ||
| Change and continuity | 27 | ||
| 1.3: The Battle of Falkirk, 1298 | 34 | ||
| 1.4: The Battle of Agincourt, 1415 | 37 | ||
| Recap page c1250–c1500 | 41 | ||
| Writing Historically | 42 | ||
| Chapter 2: c1500–c1700: Warfare and English society in the early modern period | 44 | ||
| 2.1: The nature of warfare, 1500–1700 | 45 | ||
| Change and continuity | 45 | ||
| The impact of changes in weapons | 46 | ||
| 2.2: The experience of war, 1500–1700 | 55 | ||
| Recruitment and training | 55 | ||
| The impact of war on civilians | 61 | ||
| 2.3: The Battle of Naseby, 1645 | 63 | ||
| The battle | 63 | ||
| Why did the New Model Army win? | 66 | ||
| How important was Cromwell? | 66 | ||
| Recap page c1500-c1700 | 67 | ||
| Writing Historically | 68 | ||
| Chapter 3: c1700–c1900: Warfare and British society in the 18th and 19th centuries | 70 | ||
| 3.1: The nature of warfare, 1700–1850 | 71 | ||
| Change and continuity | 71 | ||
| Changes in weapons | 72 | ||
| Strategy | 72 | ||
| Tactics | 73 | ||
| Factors affecting change | 73 | ||
| 3.2: The experience of warfare, 1700–1850 | 74 | ||
| Recruitment | 74 | ||
| Training | 75 | ||
| Impact of war on civilians | 76 | ||
| 3.3: The nature of warfare, 1850–1900 | 77 | ||
| Change and continuity | 77 | ||
| Changes in weapons | 77 | ||
| Factors affecting change | 79 | ||
| Tactics | 80 | ||
| Strategy | 81 | ||
| 3.4: The experience of warfare, 1850–1900 | 82 | ||
| Newspaper reporting and photography in warfare | 82 | ||
| Recruitment | 83 | ||
| Training | 84 | ||
| Provisioning and requisitioning | 85 | ||
| Impact of war on civilians | 86 | ||
| 3.5: The Battle of Waterloo, 1815 | 89 | ||
| Manoeuvring | 89 | ||
| Wellington’s defensive positioning | 89 | ||
| Napoleon’s problems | 89 | ||
| Wellington’s defences hold | 90 | ||
| The final stages of the assault | 91 | ||
| 3.6: The Battle of Balaclava, 1854 | 92 | ||
| Raglan’s preparations for battle | 92 | ||
| Raglan saved by the thin red line | 92 | ||
| The charge of the Heavy Brigade – Raglan frustrated | 93 | ||
| Raglan and the charge of the Light Brigade | 93 | ||
| Recap page c1700–c1900 | 95 | ||
| Writing Historically | 96 | ||
| Chapter 4: c1900–present: Warfare and British society in the modern era | 98 | ||
| 4.1: The nature of warfare, 1900–present | 99 | ||
| Change and continuity | 99 | ||
| The impact of changes in weaponry, transport and surveillance, 1900–45 | 102 | ||
| The impact of changes in weaponry, transport and surveillance since 1945 | 108 | ||
| 4.2: The experience of war, 1900–present | 112 | ||
| Recruitment and training | 112 | ||
| The impact of war upon civilians | 114 | ||
| 4.3: The Western Front and the Battle of the Somme, 1916 | 119 | ||
| 4.4: The Iraq War, 2003 | 122 | ||
| Recap page c1900–present | 125 | ||
| Writing Historically | 126 | ||
| Thematic: Preparing for your exams | 128 | ||
| Chapter 5: London and the Second World War, 1939–45 | 135 | ||
| 5.1: The context of London in the Second World War | 140 | ||
| Why was London a target? | 140 | ||
| The situation at the start of 1939 | 140 | ||
| 5.2: The First Blitz, September 1940–May 1941 | 147 | ||
| The nature of the attacks on London | 147 | ||
| 5.3: The impact of the Blitz on civilian life | 154 | ||
| Concerns about morale | 154 | ||
| Shelter life | 155 | ||
| Censorship in action | 156 | ||
| Propaganda | 156 | ||
| Newsreels | 156 | ||
| Work and spotters | 157 | ||
| Home Intelligence Reports | 157 | ||
| The extent of the devastation | 157 | ||
| Asking questions: The Balham Tube disaster | 158 | ||
| ‘The Lull’, May 1941–January 1944 | 160 | ||
| The ‘Baby Blitz’ | 160 | ||
| Asking questions in the exam | 160 | ||
| 5.4: V1 and V2 attacks, June 1944–March 1945 | 162 | ||
| The V1 attacks | 162 | ||
| The V2 attacks | 164 | ||
| Local newspapers | 168 | ||
| Using the range of sources | 168 | ||
| 5.5: London’s response to the war | 169 | ||
| Monarchy | 169 | ||
| Government | 169 | ||
| Continuing leisure activities in London | 170 | ||
| Recap page | 172 | ||
| Historic Environment: Preparing for your exams | 174 | ||
| Answers to HE Recap | 181 | ||
| Index | 182 | ||
| Acknowledgements | 184 |