Looks at the political situation in Ireland before & after the formation of the Irish Free State. This title examines the major events & political figures during that time including Michael Collins & Eamon de Valera. It is illustrated with colour photographs & diagrams. ...

War & Conflict is one of a series of books & accompanying CD-ROMs which offer primary school teachers much-needed support for teaching controversial issues. Published in association with the Citizenship Foundation, the Headlines titles provide background knowledge & practical teaching resources to introduce & appropriately manage discussions of sensitive, controversial & topical issues with complete confidence. Children of all ages are now regularly exposed to media coverage of controversial topics. When a news story hits the headlines, schools will naturally want to respond to the questions, fears & concerns of their pupils with sensitivity, accuracy & balance. The Headlines titles have been produced specifically to help teachers face this challenge. Features include: topic background knowledge & presentation of opposing arguments & viewpoints; advice on how to avoid bias; lively lesson plans; reproducible pupil resources including activity sheets, information sheets, case studies & news reports. Each accompanying CD-ROM
Includes:: editable versions of pupil the activity sheets, so they can be adapted in response to topical news stories; additional resource materials & photographs to display on a whiteboard as a focus for discussion; additional background information for teachers.
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From the onset of the film medium, directors have found war an endlessly compelling & fruitful subject for their art. This title examines the issues of truthfulness & realism that arise in depictions of war, whether in the supposed truth telling of war documentaries or Hollywood battle scenes that are more realistic than the real thing. ...

Describing family life set against the backdrop of war, this novel follows the fortunes of the Bolkonsky & Rostov families as Napoleon's armies sweep through Europe, invade Russia & end in Napoleon's defeat. It captures national events, private experiences of individuals, & the triangle of affection that binds the central characters. ...

Tolstoy's epic masterpiece intertwines the lives of private & public individuals during the time of the Napoleonic wars & the French invasion of Russia. In this revised & updated version of the definitive & highly acclaimed Maude translation, Tolstoy's genius & the power of his prose are made newly available to the contemporary reader. ...

Why young men voluntarily go off to war has long defied understanding. Eagerly risking one's life seems contrary to the innate instinct for self-preservation. This book presents an examination of the reasons why men go to war, & the subconscious influen ...

The war has had a devastating effect on the Sweet Family with young Charlie Sweet, lost at sea, presumed dead & bombs falling

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Some battles will be fought on the Homefront...

The war has had a devastating effect on the Sweet Family with young

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Once the Tates were an attractive family, but now Erica is bored, Brian's career is at a standstill, & the children have become revolting teenagers. Then Erica discovers that her husband is carrying on with one of his students. The author won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction for Foreign Affairs. ...

Cambridgeshire
- March 1939

As the clouds of war begin to gather in Europe, the Talbot family of rural Blackberry

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