Terry Deary - A History of The World in Ten Wars
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| Date | Wednesday 4th November 2026 | |
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| Time | 7:30 PM | |
| Doors Open | 7:00 PM | |
| Venue | High Street Baptist Church | |
About the Book: A History of the World in Ten Wars
War: what is it good for? Throughout human history, every generation has faced the same big questions: Am I willing to fight for my way of life? How can I outsmart the enemy? And why didn't anyone try solving this amicably first?
In A History of the World in Ten Wars, Terry Deary applies his brilliant storytelling and cheeky humor to global conflicts across the ages, revealing the surprising, absurd, and forgotten truths behind history's defining battles.
During this laugh-out-loud presentation, Terry will explore:
- Surprising Tactics: The innovative guerrilla strategies and supply-chain obsessions of the Mongols.
- Myth-Busting History: How Napoleon's army was actually felled by a summer heatwave rather than the Russian winter.
- Bizarre Byproducts: How unexpected inventions—like teabags—emerged from military history.
- The Big Picture: Why the so-called World Wars were really just one continuous conflict with a break for half-time.
About Terry Deary
Terry Deary is the author of over 350 published books, with more than 38 million copies sold in 45 languages worldwide. Best known as the genius behind the phenomenon Horrible Histories, he is the bestselling children's non-fiction writer since records began, inspiring a BAFTA-winning CBBC television series. In 2024, his adult history debut, A History of Britain in Ten Enemies, became an instant #1 Sunday Times bestseller. He holds an honorary Doctorate of Education from Sunderland University and lives in County Durham.