A History of The World in Ten Wars by Terry Deary - ISBN: 9780857509390
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Learn history’s lessons from ten transformative and surprisingly funny wars.
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A History of The World in Ten Wars

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    304 pages

  • Release Date

    6 October 2026

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Summary

What can we learn from ten wars that have changed world history? A ridiculously funny new popular history from the #1 Sunday Times bestselling author of A History of Britain in Ten Enemies (150k+ sold).

War – what is it good for? Absolutely something, or presumably we wouldn’t keep doing it.

In A History of the World in Ten Wars, we will learn why the Greeks decided to band together with their rival cities; where counterintelligence was first invented 2,000 y…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780857509390
ISBN-10:085750939X
Author:Terry Deary
Publisher:Transworld Publishers Ltd
Imprint:Bantam Books
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:304
Release Date:6 October 2026
Weight:350g
Dimensions:234mm x 153mm x 20mm
About The Author

Terry Deary

Terry Deary is the author of over 350 published books, selling over 38 million books in 45 languages. He rose to prominence as the author of the acclaimed Horrible Histories series, which made him the best-selling children’s non-fiction writer since records began. The series was adapted for a BAFTA-winning CBBC television series.

In 2024, he published a book for adults, A History of Britain in Ten Enemies, which became a #1 Sunday Times bestseller with over 100,000 copies sold.

Terry was conferred with an honorary Doctorate of Education by Sunderland University in 2000. He lives in County Durham with his wife Jenny and is an avid road runner in his spare time.

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