{"product_id":"a-history-of-the-world-in-ten-wars-paperback","title":"A History Of The World In Ten Wars (Paperback)","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat can we learn from ten wars that have changed world\nhistory? A ridiculously funny new book for grownups from the #1 Sunday Times\nbestselling author of A History of Britain in Ten Enemies.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nWar: what is it good for? Absolutely something, surely, or we wouldn't keep\ndoing it.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nThroughout the ages, each generation has faced the same questions: Am I willing\nto fight for my way of life? How can I come up with something the enemy hasn’t\nthought of? And the important one that people often forget to ask: is there a\nway of solving this amicably?\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nIn A History of the World in Ten Wars, bestselling author Terry Deary shows us\nwhat can we learn from battles through the ages. In this hilarious,\nwhistle-stop tour, you’ll find out:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nWhy the ancient Greeks finally decided to band together after fighting each\nother for centuries\u003cbr\u003e\nThe innovative guerrilla tactics of the Mongols (who were surprisingly\ninterested in supply chains)\u003cbr\u003e\nWhy teabags were invented by accident\u003cbr\u003e\nHow Napoleon's army was defeated not by the freezing Russian winter – common\nmisconception - but by a summer heatwave\u003cbr\u003e\nAnd why the so-called World Wars were really just one very long war (with a\nbreak for half-time).\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nWritten with Deary's trademark humour, A History of the World in Ten Wars is\npacked with fascinating stories that reveal how wars have shaped society\nthrough the ages.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"TIMES DISTRIBUTION PTE LTD","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46346992845007,"sku":"9780857509390","price":39.19,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0574\/5662\/3823\/files\/download_04ec57a9-2cf9-4a4d-8813-3cfd3ffcfdb6.jpg?v=1792378995","url":"https:\/\/popular.com.sg\/products\/a-history-of-the-world-in-ten-wars-paperback","provider":"Popular Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}