Series:

Days of Decision

10 total works

Cover of Days of Decision Pack A of 5
How have important world leaders made decisions at key moments in history? What choices did they have, what support and advice did they receive, and how have their decisions affected history and their legacies? This series looks at controversial and momentous events of the 20th and 21st centuries, showing how some of the most famous statesmen choose to follow a particular course of action.

Cover of Churchill and the Battle of Britain
How did Winston Churchill inspire Britain and its Empire in the dark days of 1940, when defeat in World War II seemed imminent, and how did that lead to victory in the Battle of Britain? What choices did he have, what support and advice did he receive, and how did his decisions affect history and his legacy? This book looks at a momentous event from World War II, showing how one of the world's most famous leaders chose to follow a particular course of action.

Cover of Days of Decision

Cover of Gandhi and the Quit India Movement
Why did Mohandas Gandhi campaign so strongly for Indian independence from the British Empire, at a time when Japan was threatening the country's borders during World War II? What choices did he have, what support and advice did he receive, and how did his decisions affect history and his legacy? This book looks at a controversial event from modern history, showing why one of the world's most famous leaders chose a particular course of action.

Cover of Days of Decision Pack A of 6
How have important world leaders made decisions at key moments in history? What choices did they have, what support and advice did they receive, and how have their decisions affected history and their legacies? This series looks at controversial and momentous events of the 20th and 21st centuries, showing how some of the most famous statesmen choose to follow a particular course of action.

Cover of Kennedy and the Cuban Missile Crisis
How did John F. Kennedy protect his country from a nuclear threat and avoid the outbreak of a new world war? What choices did he have, what support and advice did he receive, and how did his decisions affect history and his legacy? This book looks at a momentous event from the Cold War, showing how one of the world's most charismatic leaders chose to follow a brave course of action.

Cover of Mandela and Truth and Reconciliation
How did Nelson Mandela help to heal a divided nation by supporting South Africa's Truth and Reconciliation Commission? What choices did he have, what support and advice did he receive, and how did his decisions affect history and his legacy? This book looks at a momentous event from recent times showing how one of the world's most charismatic leaders chose to follow a courageous and groundbreaking course of action.

Cover of Hitler and Kristallnacht

Hitler and Kristallnacht

by Andrew Langley

Published 20 June 2013
Why did Adolf Hitler encourage attacks on Jews and their property, escalating Nazi Germany's anti-Semitic policies to new levels of brutality? How did his decision affect countries around the world and change the course of history? This book looks at a momentous event from the build-up to World War II, showing how one of the world's most infamous leaders took a major step towards the events we now know as the Holocaust.

Cover of Blair, Bush, and Iraq

Blair, Bush, and Iraq

by Andrew Langley

Published 20 June 2013
Why did George W. Bush and Tony Blair decide their countries should invade Iraq in 2003? What choices did they have, what support and advice did they receive, and how have their decisions affected the world we live in and their legacies? This book looks at a controversial event from recent times, showing how important world leaders chose to follow a particular course of action.

Cover of Bush, Blair, and Iraq

Bush, Blair, and Iraq

by Andrew Langley

Published 1 July 2013