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.Germany, 1919-45 (Heinemann Advanced History)

by: Martin Collier, Philip Pedley

June 20, 2000
This book is fantastic, it gives a clear, cut and consise overview of the German History period from 1919 - 1945.
It supports AQA, OCR and Edexcel Exam boards AS/A Level and gives the necessary jump from GCSE to AS to A Level.

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Weimar Germany 1919-29
The Rise of the Nazi Party
Nazi Germany 1933-1945
Weimar and Nazi Germany

This book is what text books aimed at there intended audience should be like, once again Hinemann have got it right again.

It even provides some further reading for GCSE students, but GCSE students should primarly stick to there exam board accredited exam books, only to use this for further reading.
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.Lenin and the Russian Revolution (Heinemann Advanced History)

by: Steve Philips

July 04, 2000
This book gives a great overview of the russian revolution and is an easy and interesting read that serves as a great introductory basis for an A level student or even anyone whose vaguely intrigued by the subject. It is not as overwhelming as other books tend to be, and has a decent structured layout when explaining the different perspectives involved. I only gave it 4 stars because despite the positive factors of the book, it can only be used as gaining an overview and brief knowledge of the events in the russian and although this provides a little and not too complicated understanding,I was expecting more depth. On the whole it was a great book.
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.Stalinist Russia (Heinemann Advanced History)

by: Steve Phillips

July 11, 2000
I have found this book helpful for both my AS and A2 options on Stalinist Russia. Has questions and answers from past A-Level papers, which I found tremendously useful. In addition, the book concentrates on the A-Level syllabus rather than adding unnecessary waffle - great to use throughout the course!
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.The Rise of Italian Fascism (Questions in History)

by: Andrew Boxer

March 20, 2000
In this book, Professor Alan White points out six institutional features of Italian Fascism. The first was the existence of an official ideology covering all aspects of social existence which envisaged the society as moving towards a final state of man. This chiliastic doctrine legitimized the means to achieve that end and involved a radical rejection of the existing order. The second was a single, hierarchically organized mass party led by one man. The third one was a system of terroristic police control directed against the enemies of the regime. The fourth one was a technologically conditioned monopoly of the means of mass communications. The fifth one was a monopoly of force. The final one was the central control and direction of the entire ... Read More:
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.The Cold War (Heinemann Advanced History)

by: Steve Phillips

July 25, 2001
This is one of a series of books that is written especially for the 'new' AS and A2 exams.

Whilst the book has its uses as a reference guide, it really does show how badly A levels have been dumb downed. Interpretations are simplistic, tables of historiography are included so that students don't even have to read other books and complex arguments are bullet pointed to such an extent that this is really just a glorified GCSE textbook.

In addition, the book is littered with inaccuracies. Please avoid.
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.Pathfinder History - Mussolini and Italian Fascism (Pathfinder History)

by: Hamish Macdonald

February 15, 1999
As a student studying A-Level i found Mussolini quite challenging, however as i received this book today at sixth form browsing through it this evening has made learning about the unusual dictator much easier. For someone who struggles with getting to grips of A-Level History (as i do!) this is a must read book. With key questions to help you think about relevant subjects linked to the chapters it's also able to give students a much wider outlook and extra information to put to good use in exams. I am so pleased that i received this book today, the subject seems clearer to me now due to this helpful book.
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.Hitler and the Nazi State (Heinemann Advanced History)

by: Martin Collier, Philip Pedley

April 27, 2005
This book was very helpful when I did the Nazi state at A-level History, as it explains very important events, people, definitions etc. I am now doing the same topic at University, and I am using this book again to refresh my memory, so it can be useful beyond A-level. The book even provides some practice exam questions based on sourcework. This book is designed around the edexcel specification, but could still be useful to other exam boards. Definitely a worthwhile buy.
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.Mussolini's Italy: Life Under the Dictatorship, 1915-1945

by: Richard Bosworth

September 28, 2006
As a chronicle of Fascist Italy, this book is very good. An impressive blend of political, economic, and military history which displays Fascist Italy effectively and thoroughly. The only problem is that the author tends to go into great detail about countless different characters (many of whom had no direct involvement in the drive of the regime) and thus it sometimes feels like one is reading a dictionary of Fascist supporters rather than a cohesive history of the period. Nonetheless, the book has been very well researched and is a gem for all who have an interest in the Duce and his era.
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.Extension of the Franchise: 1832-1931 (Heinemann Advanced History)

by: Bob Whitfield

June 27, 2001
I found this incredibly useful for my studies, particularly the third section on representation and democracy 1832-1931. It's very clearly written and breaks downs the key areas of historical intepretation and analysis which you need to get a grip of inorder to achieve a top grade. As a previous reviewer has noted it may well be a little thinner on the detail than some A level texts, but there is more than enough to fill any exam essay several times over. My only quibble is that at the end of each of it's three main sections there are questions in the style of either AQA or Edexcel exam boards. However the Edexcel versions aren't correct, either they are source based questions when they shouldn't be or vice versa. But no matter, the content here ... Read More:
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.Mussolini in Power (Questions in History)

by: Martyn J. Whittock

December 18, 1998
I found this incredibly useful for my studies, particularly the third section on representation and democracy 1832-1931. It's very clearly written and breaks downs the key areas of historical intepretation and analysis which you need to get a grip of inorder to achieve a top grade. As a previous reviewer has noted it may well be a little thinner on the detail than some A level texts, but there is more than enough to fill any exam essay several times over. My only quibble is that at the end of each of it's three main sections there are questions in the style of either AQA or Edexcel exam boards. However the Edexcel versions aren't correct, either they are source based questions when they shouldn't be or vice versa. But no matter, the content here ... Read More:
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