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  • April blog: Rwandan genocide

    This week sees the 30th anniversary of the Rwandan genocide which took started in April 1994 and is estimated to have killed nearly one million...

  • March blog: New history books

    This is a very timely book. It is the story of the extraordinary career of Britain’s top wartime counter-propagandist, Sefton Delmer, who...

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  • 9 May 2024
    Jo Thomas
    4. Finding resources
    Hi Jon All the key publishers do textbooks on the key IB topics - we have been involved with the Pearson ones for Wars (which covers all your chosen wars) and Interwar years for Paper 3 - and also the OUP one for MTGW (see above on this page)....
  • 9 May 2024
    Jo Thomas
    1. Choosing your content
    HI MattGreat tp have you in the group. This looks good  and you have some nice overlap between papers;  however you could consider cutting down the number of topics for Paper 3. The  IB recommends 3 sections - and as these are...
  • 8 May 2024
    Jonathan Joseph
    4. Finding resources
    Hi Jo,I'm trying to figure out which textbooks I'll need, as well as additional readings, e.g. The Sleepwalkers by Christopher Clark or The Guns of August by Barbara Tuchman. Also, which books do I need (from which I can take extracts) and...
  • 8 May 2024
    Jonathan Joseph
    1. Choosing your content
    Hi Jo,Thanks for your help. Yes, I'm still planning for Paper 3 to be WW1; Interwar Years; Versailles to Berlin: Diplomacy. Fingers crossed!Jon