John Cantwell is Deputy Head of Senior School at Haileybury College. He is a very experienced and well respected author who’s been an active participant in the history community for more than two decades, authoring and contributing to a range of student books from Junior to Senior level. John has also authored various publications for history associations around Australia and has been an active presence at history conferences and in teacher professional development for many years.

Detailed coverage of the topic allows students to study key themes and issues in depth

Extensive and varied primary and secondary source material to encourage analytical and interpretive skills

Biographies of all the key personalities of the period

Stimulating visual reference material to complement the text and source documents

Activities and reflection questions at the end of each chapter for prompt analysis.